# Brussels gives cows a promotion Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast-730322/brussels-gives-cows-a-promotion Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast-730322/brussels-gives-cows-a-promotion.md Podcast: [Brussels Playbook Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast-730322) Published: 2026-07-09T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/ Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL5120558926.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brussels-playbook-podcast-730322/episodes/brussels-gives-cows-a-promotion Duration seconds: 932 ## Resource Far-right National Rally’s Marine Le Pen has announced she’ll run in the 2027 French presidential election, following Tuesday's shock court ruling which cleared the way for her to do so. But what does that mean for Europe? On Tuesday, a Paris appeals court upheld Le Pen’s guilty verdict but reduced the amount of time she’s banned from holding public office. That means she can run — but under house arrest, with electronic monitoring. On the show, we unpack what Brussels makes of all this. Also on the show, Europe’s cows now have a new job title: critical infrastructure. The Commission’s new livestock strategy frames livestock as crucial for strategic autonomy and even preparedness. But what does that mean for climate concerns? Finally: Russian athletes could be allowed to compete in the 2028 Olympics — and EU politicians aren’t happy about it. Questions? Comments? Send us a message or voice note to our WhatsApp here or at +32 491 05 06 29. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brussels-playbook-podcast-730322/episodes/brussels-gives-cows-a-promotion/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast-730322/brussels-gives-cows-a-promotion.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.