Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
European Parliament president Roberta Metsola has threatened a lawsuit against the commission, after the MEPs were sidelined on plans for €150bn in loans to boost EU defence production.
EU policymakers will soon unveil how they plan to spend the next seven years of the EU budget. Yet the only fund dedicated solely to protecting and conserving the environment – the LIFE programme – is at risk of being axed.
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.