UN negotiations in Geneva on a global plastics treaty failed to move forward this week, with deep divisions over production limits and chemical controls leaving the future of the process uncertain.

"Every single Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must be returned to their families," said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

US and EU leaders have discussed future summits with Putin and Ukraine security guarantees, amid a show of close Western ties.

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.