A lone judge will read out 16 verdicts in an almost empty chamber in the EU court on Thursday, as Europe tries to uphold rule of law in the pandemic.

Rule of law in Poland could be gravely harmed on 20 March unless the EU takes action, a Polish judge who faces prison for his verdicts has told EUobserver.

The EU's border agency Frontex says Greece may have to wait until next week before receiving any extra border guards.

Turkey has accused Greece of using live ammunition against migrants, killing one man, amid growing violence on the EU border.

Greece cannot waive its obligation to help asylum seekers by citing EU protocols, the UN has pointed out.

Some 13,000 people were waiting to cross into Greece from Turkey on Saturday, prompting Athens to call for an emergency EU foreign ministers' meeting.

Poland is preparing to prosecute a government-critical judge using new powers the EU says are not compatible with European norms.

Five European Parliamentary groups warned EU member states that if they don't act on breaches of EU rules and values in Poland and Hungary, the EU's integrity and credibility will be undermined.

Modelled in many respects on the same blueprint for democratic decline followed in Hungary by strongman Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party, the government in Poland has sought to fuse the ruling party and the state.

The Hanau shooting was a national wake-up call to the scale of far-right extremism in Germany, from violent individuals to political hate speech.

No, ending anonymous shell companies does not threaten your privacy rights.

Western Balkan secret services have handed over more the 250 alerts on suspected foreign terrorist fighters since last summer - fed into the EU's police database by the Czech Republic, according to a confidential document seen by EUobserver.

The European Commissioner for equality Helena Dalli has said the distribution of 'LGBTI-free zones' stickers or the adoption of anti-LGBTI resolutions cannot be allowed. Some 86 towns in Poland have so far declared themselves 'LGBTI-free zones'.

Belgian intelligence services, responsible for protecting the EU and Nato, have launched a major clear-up amid fears of Russian and other infiltration.