An internal document from the home affairs ministry outlines Austrian plans to turn east African countries into “transit hubs” for rejected asylum seekers — regardless of where they come from.

The European Commission has responded to vitriolic criticism from both Elon Musk and Marco Rubio, after levying a €120m fine on the US social media platform X (formerly Twitter) last week.

A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for private reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, De Morgen, and Dossier Center.

EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.

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.