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Page 93 Comparing European countries’ appetites — for eating, drinking, smoking and caffeinating.Page 94 ON THE COVER: ILLUSTRATION BY PETER STRAIN FOR POLITICO “28” LOGO BY POST TYPOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATED PORTRAITS: PORTRAITS OF ALL 28 HONOREES DRAWN BY JAYA NICELY FOR POLITICO 4 POLITICO 28 LETTER FROM THE EDITORS It’s impossible to know what the coming year holds for the European Union. But one thing is certain: The bloc’s leaders will spend much of the next 12 months wrestling with its future. That’s why Christian Lindner tops our list in 2016) or the reaction to it (London (No. 3); Laura Boldrini, president of Italy’s of the 28 people who will shape Europe in Mayor Sadiq Khan in 2017). It’s a change lower house of parliament and a crusader 2018. The pugnacious liberal leader occu- that reflects a feeling in Europe that, while against misogynistic online abuse (No. pies a key place in Germany’s politics: at populism may not have receded, it has 5); and the European Parliament’s Brexit the head of a conservative, Euro-cautious likely crested — at least for now — leaving rapporteur Guy Verhofstadt (No. 10). segment of the electorate. By pulling the the Continent’s leaders free to address the Of course, politicians aren’t alone in plug on coalition talks in November, Lind- underlying causes of the phenomenon. driving the European debate. Many a pol ner cast his country into political turmoil Politics is back in Europe, which is will suffer shivers of fear if they fall into and ensured his place at the center of the why eight out of the top 10 people on our the crosshairs of Austrian television host ensuing debate. list are practitioners of, with apologies to Armin Wolf (No. 11); Swiss populist-bust- In a year in which the Franco-German Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz, “war er Flavia Kleiner (No. 17); or Slovenian motor is likely to drive the discussion on by other means.” They include: the brain investigative journalist Anuška Delić (No. Europe’s direction, that puts him in a behind Brexit, U.K. Environment Secretary 6). And, from the world of culture, René position to act as the brake. More than any Michael Gove (No. 2); French Labor Minis- Redzepi, the Danish chef and owner of other politician, it’s Lindner — whether in ter and Macron’s iron fist Muriel Pénicaud the illustrious Noma restaurant (No. 26), is or out of government — who will define just sure to leave his mark. As is Mirga Tyla, the how far things can go. Lithuanian conductor of the U.K.’s City of This is the third installment of our guide Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (No. 27). to the people to watch in the year ahead: 18 In our feature well, Naomi O’Leary men and 10 women from 28 different coun- looks ahead to the election in Italy next tries — politicians, business leaders, artists, POLITICO SPRL year, profiling the country’s “crisis gener- writers — you can expect to find in the thick A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN ation” to ask how one of the Continent’s of the action in the coming months. POLITICO AND AXEL SPRINGER most Europhilic countries became one of As in previous years, we cast a wide net its most disaffected. Zia Weise searches for EXECUTIVE across the Continent, soliciting suggestions Turkey’s “runaway imam” — the man the from readers and members of previous edi- government believes holds the evidence John F. Harris tions of our list. Then, in several rounds of EDITOR IN CHIEF proving who was behind the 2016 attempt- debate, we hashed out a ranking in order ed coup. And photographer Naomi Harris Matthew Kaminski of impact. Our goal: to find those who are EXECUTIVE EDITOR visits American-themed attractions in truly — and sometimes unexpectedly — Europe and Europe-themed attractions in shaping their countries or the EU. Simply Sheherazade Semsar-de Boisséson the U.S., discovering that what was meant MANAGING DIRECTOR holding a powerful office (sorry, fans of to honor the “other” has in nearly every French President Emmanuel Macron) isn’t case turned into caricature. enough to automatically qualify. MAGAZINE We hope you’ll enjoy reading and look Lindner’s first-place finish follows two forward to hearing what you think of this years in which the top of our list was ENTERPRISE EDITOR STEPHAN FARIS year’s POLITICO 28. CREATIVE DIRECTOR TIM BALL defined by the growing wave of populism COPY EDITOR ESTHER KING STEPHAN FARIS (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán COPY EDITOR SANYA KHETANI-SHAH AND MATTHEW KAMINSKI 6 PHOTOGRAPH OF BANKSY MURAL BY DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS FOR AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES B:240 mm T:230 mm S:225 mm B:287 mm S:272 mm T:277 mm What’s in the box? A new idea for reducing CO₂ emissions. At ExxonMobil, we’re researching new technology for capturing CO2 from natural gas power plants. 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Auch Hepatitis C kann bei bestimmten Sexualpraktiken übertragen werden. Schützen Sie sich z. B. mit Kondomen. INFC-1200980-0003 11/16 Seit 25 Jahren machen wir uns gegen Hepatitis C stark. Bis 2025 wollen wir die Zahl der Neuinfektionen um 50 Prozent senken, indem wir über die Ansteckungswege informieren. Für weitere Informationen kontaktieren Sie bitte [email protected] MEET THE 28 Christian 1 Lindner Michael 2 Gove Muriel 3 Pénicaud Mark 4 Rutte Laura 5 Boldrini Anuška InSIDE 6 Delić Zia Weise searches for Turkey’s ‘runaway imam’ Jyrki — the man the government believes holds the evidence 7 Katainen proving who was behind the 2016 attempted coup. Page 20 Galina 8 Timchenko DaTa POInT: LIFE In EUROPE Health club memberships per 1,000 people (in 2014) Denmark 148.9 Spain 142.8 Portugal 61.1 Czech Republic 14.7 Slovakia 6.7 Source: IHRSA Global Report, UN POLITICO 28 9 1 GERMANY CHRISTIan LInDnER THE RADICAL onfidence has never been an issue for Christian Lindner.