Monday
23rd Apr 2018
MEPs are using so-called 'friendship groups' to cater to foreign governments without oversight and little public scrutiny. Initially set up to promote cultural exchanges, some have become lobbying platforms to push state views from governments with poor human rights records.
A draft report by the civil liberties committe says Hungary is at risk of breaching EU values. Orban's government claims this is an attack on his electoral victory.
A high proportion of former commissioners and top civil servants in charge of banking and financial regulation during the crisis have joined the sector, a report shows.
EU judges are to rule on Latvia's handling of a bribery fiasco in a test case for eurozone banking supervision.
As the EU Council kicks off negotiations over the post-2020 budget, ministers have have an opportunity to create a framework that will unlock innovative financing and scale up the citizen-led clean energy transformation
In an annual progress report, European Commission says "independence of justice, law enforcement as well as national anti-corruption authorities need substantial improvement".
France and Germany have pledged to forge a joint position on euro reform by June, despite German reluctance on deeper monetary union.
Two groups are meant to provide expert advice on how to spend EU money on a new military research programme - but much is unclear about how and even if they operate.
The EU's latest funding rules for European political parties and their think tanks fails to address the underlying problems of abuse. Instead of tackling the loans and donations culture, it has simply made access to EU funds a lot easier.
Eurozone bank chief Mario Draghi will stay part of an opaque "lobbyist" group despite transparency complaints.
On Thursday, the European Parliament will vote on a political deal on organic farming, following 19 months of behind-closed-doors negotiations. EUobserver here details a five-month odyssey to get access to the secret documents that led to the deal.
A resolution condemning the appointment of the EU executive secretary general has left frustrated MEPs and a bruised EU executive.
Secretary general of the EIB says in response to EUobserver's appeal that there is no overriding public interest in releasing the document.
EU member states welcomed the dialogue between Poland and the EU Commission on rule of law, but insist that more progress is needed to bring Warsaw's judicial overhaul in line with EU values.
Political funding of European parties is being overhauled ahead of the European parliament elections next year. The latest rules will cut funding for smaller parties, with an aim to squeeze out duplication and over-representation of the far right.
Oettinger and Canete spoke to representatives of the German carmakers 15 days before the commission presented a bill o CO2 emission standards.
The EU's bid to fight 'fake news', the EUvsDisinfo website, is in its infancy and has made mistakes. But transparency and a willingness to put those errors right means it is doing vital work in the battle against Russian propaganda.
Current negotiations on the next seven-year spending plan may be the last opportunity for the EU to use its economic muscle to preserve its values.
In a draft resolution, the EU Parliament says that the appointment of Martin Selmayr as the commission's new secretary general "possibly overstretched the limits of the law" - but ask only for a review of the rules.
The European Commission presented a plan for military mobility between member states, as part of a wider effort to step up its defence capacities.
If your publication ends up in its database, you're officially labeled by the EU as a publisher of disinformation and fake news. That is a problem which should not be underestimated. The state should not interfere with the free media.
MEPs grilled EU commissioner Guenther Oettinger but got no new answers about the appointment of the new secretary general of the European Commission.
Neither a 'Three Seas' Baltics initiative, nor its burgeoning relationship with China, can save Poland from the fact it needs a strong EU orientation. But Law and Justice's 'more markets, less politics' attitude lost an ally in Brexit.
The European Commission is accused of "patronising" MEPs after calling on the "Brussels bubble" to stop questioning the appointment of its new secretary general.
In a letter to a coalition of transparency NGOs, the EU executive has repeated that a meeting between its former boss - now working for Goldman Sachs - and the current vice president was "fully in line" with the rules.
EU leaders at a Brussels summit demand social networks and digital platforms guarantee transparency and privacy. Their call comes amid growing backlash against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica over voter manipulation.
The controversy over the new EU Commission top civil servant is revealing of what is wrong with EU institutions and how they are blocked by national governments, says award-winning Austrian novelist Robert Menasse.
The European Commission repeated that it followed the rules when its former head joined Goldman Sachs - and suggested it will not follow the EU Ombudsman's demand to refer the case back to the ethics committee.
The first post in a 'deep-dive' analysis of who tweets from the European Parliament, when - and why.
Emily O'Reilly has asked the EU executive to "reassess" its former chief's move to Goldman Sachs and say clearly whether he can lobby the institution.
Ranting against journalists while being clapped on by your staff is not allowed in EU parliament press rooms, an official said, after an Italian MEP broke the rules.
Commission's proposal to set up a European Labour Authority is likely to lead to haggling over the location of the new agency's headquarters.
French president Emmanuel Macron's signature plan to shape the EU elections will now go into effect. EU leaders need to know what citizens want, Europe minister Nathalie Loiseau argues in an interview.
