As someone built a new life in the EU, who is grateful for the second chance I was given in this continent after fleeing away from Syria in 2015, I believe in the EU — not as a perfect institution, but as a bold experiment in peace and cooperation. But belief must be paired with vigilance.

Faced with ageing demographics, Europe is debating whether to raise the age of pension eligibility or to encourage “active” retirement. The goal is to balance social rights with the viability of pension systems.

EU and US leaders have pledged to protect Ukraine and threatened harsher sanctions ahead of Friday's high-stakes US-Russia summit in Anchorage.

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.