Russia's deployment of military equipment from Syria into and around Libya's Benghazi coincides with a 173-percent increase of arrivals to Greece from eastern Libya, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen noted in her letter to leaders ahead of Thursday's summit.
The European Commission says it has no choice but to work with the 'dodgy' Libyan authorities, as it accuses officials in the country of forcing people onto dangerous boats.
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.
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.