Francesca Albanese takes on death threats, smears and accusations of hate speech and anti-semitism for calling out Israel’s actions in the occupied territories. She doesn’t even get paid.

Despite the Maltese ombudsman's findings of inmate abuse, elevated suicide rates, and racism during his time as prison director, the government continues to defend Alexander Dalli, now serving as Malta’s special envoy to Libya, while the European Commission remains silent.

The EU “is the partner Africa can rely on”, the bloc’s top diplomat said at a summit on Wednesday — just hours before US president Donald Trump’s ambush of South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House.

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.