Slovak prime minister Robert Fico has given in to EU pressure on Russia sanctions, while claiming victory and throwing around threats and insults.

Western nations condemn Israel’s “drip feeding” of aid, as ground attacks ramp up in central Gaza — worsening the civilian suffering and humanitarian situation.

As promises of “never again” fell from the mouths of state officials at the Srebrenica commemoration — whose governments persist in transferring arms to Israel, which has not relented in its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip — I felt the hypocrisy hang heavy from the rafters, writes Amnesty International's deputy director for Europe.

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.