A new European Parliament probe into NGO-funding transparency rapidly descended into chaos on Wednesday, as progressive and left-leaning MEPs stormed out of the meeting within the first 30 minutes.

Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is again bypassing EU diplomacy on Ukraine by going for another meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports.

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.