Bulgaria is due to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026. There has been much debate in the country in the run-up to joining the eurozone, with many citizens remaining sceptical. In contrast, the vast majority of Hungarians support the euro — yet the government is not taking any steps to achieve this.

The EU has cut its losses on transatlantic trade after agreeing a tariff deal with US president Donald Trump that will slap 15-percent import duties on most EU goods. 

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. 

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.