Hatched over drinks in a London pub, and anger over the lies fuelling the UK’s exit from the EU, four friends took on Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson armed only with a ladder and some posters. Their guerilla ad campaign didn’t ultimately work — but it had more cut through than most mainstream media coverage.

Thousands of women worldwide are victims of such attacks on their physical and psychological integrity. These attacks leave an indelible mark in the form of trauma, depression, or fear. Yet as of today, most EU countries lack clear criminal provisions addressing such deepfakes.

EU lawmakers have agreed to exempt 90 percent of importers from the bloc’s carbon border adjustment mechanism rules in a move designed to help small businesses. 

Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.

Today, we kick off an anniversary campaign to convince new supporting members to join EUobserver's mission of providing the information citizens need to safeguard EU democracy.

Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.