The latest Secrecy Tracker warns that a proposed EU law could restrict public access to documents, while also covering controversies over EU transparency in Gaza, preservation of von der Leyen’s emails, and attempts to weaken the Aarhus Convention, highlighting growing threats to accountability and democratic oversight.

EU-funded equipment shipped to border police in autocratic regimes may be stripped of any EU insignia to help conceal its origin in case of abuse.

Contrary to the name, the EU's safe country of origin list is not primarily based on safety considerations. In fact, the EU’s new asylum legislation on ‘safe country policies’ forms part of a system whose aim is to reject and deport more quickly.

EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.

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.