The EU will ramp up its efforts to safeguard the bloc’s supply of critical minerals and rare earths, including plans to coordinate stockpiling and the purchase of minerals early next year.
French president Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to agree to resolve its trade disputes with Europe and give its support to the bloc’s stance on the war in Ukraine during a state visit to Beijing on Thursday.
The EU Commission presented its strategy for better jobs in the bloc on Thursday — but until the the Quality Jobs Act is published, unions and NGOs are on the fence about it.
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.