In this episode, Evi Kiorri look into how large protests erupted in Ukraine this week after a new law weakened anti-corruption bodies, threatening EU accession and Western support.

Israeli arms firm Rafael could lose EU grant money after posting a PR clip on X in which its drone, the Spike Firefly, killed a man in Gaza. 

France will officially recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN in September, amid growing EU criticism of Israel’s failure to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Home to the largest Jewish and Muslim communities in western Europe, France will become the largest Western country and the first G7 economy to recognise Palestinian statehood. 

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.