The EU Commission said its ethics advisor was studying an Israeli firm's science grant eligibility in view of a drone-kill ad, while knowing the advisor had no mandate to do so.
If the Union and its member states intend to remain both a community of values and a functioning polity, it should choose the latter, and get on with it.
A reported €1bn carrot for Spain, a €14.5bn stick for Luxembourg, lobbying by Hungary and Slovakia, anti-EU lawsuits, and media spin, as another Russian billionaire tries to get off Europe's blacklist.
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.