Nato has voiced confidence in the security of its HQ in Brussels, while saying Belgium was responsible for probing any Russia question marks over its architects.
One year on, Brussels' elite policymakers and academics will gather to debate the EU's tepid progress on Mario Draghi's landmark European competitiveness report — as China's manufacturing dominance grows ever larger.
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.