A selection of the 28 portraits* for the annual POLITICO 28, an annual ranking of the most influential people in Europe.
Art direction by Tim Ball.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d95f1d4cab71a26392b54b4c5f6b771f8b33aab0579dea0326518cc429a3fb5a/Zelensky_900.jpg)
*Updated March 2022: Volodymyr Zelenskyy voted most powerful person in Europe.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15f42e0a8fe578d5fdf82b49bb385547f27c531c772ae40205b46e7c3f2bbd6c/Putin_900.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24b8529a5bc802caace5eff2053c3eec72324fb119d72686a61eb5909d95017f/Mario-Draghi_-900px.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8d26ceb004b39729f32e70105d29a4cfadc1922230608b54a972cd2e1c6d801/Olaf-Scholz_900px.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e46bc6457fdb21e13f75968edb972cbb37fbdfc096409840a8e8ab84b763913a/Anne-Hidalgo_-900px.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1a6cfc4b09bce98207fffdcc733e89b7d3fea2ab9d1d7310c7e9caee3f83599/Donald-Tusk_900px.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6916a8356682fd84607affa55342db5053b466b6b28abacedabbf117e34ea548/Politico28_Web_900px.jpg)
Updated version, March 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6222143e3e63ee33974b8cb92795a2d2ceacfcc42ed14dd30d7508daacdc179/Zelenskyy_in-mag_1000.png)