'Superficial' is one of the choice words by critics used to describe the European Commission's latest rule of law report on Romania.

As promises of “never again” fell from the mouths of state officials at the Srebrenica commemoration — whose governments persist in transferring arms to Israel, which has not relented in its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip — I felt the hypocrisy hang heavy from the rafters, writes Amnesty International's deputy director for Europe.

This week is dominated by two EU summits in Japan and China on 23 and 24 July. 

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.