A controversial new clause in the EU’s migration policy overhaul would give police across the bloc the power to enter private homes in search of undocumented migrants facing deportation.

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.

At their Lisbon conference, the European Greens accused the centre-right EPP of crossing democracy's red lines by working with far-right parties. But when asked if they'd stop cooperating with the EPP themselves, the answer was clear: no.

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.