Donald Trump's ceasefire deadline approaches as US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Moscow — while Ukraine warns of foreign mercenaries and Nato boosts arms support.

Coffee and cocoa producers are among those scrambling to comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation regulation, which is due to take effect from January — despite confusion over whether the EU Commission will delay or amend the terms of the regulation. 

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body funded by the EU’s Horizon research programme, continues to maintain support for its innovation hub in Israel — despite escalating concerns over the role of Israeli tech in military operations and recent UN allegations of genocide in Gaza.

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.