Countries that issue flags for Russia's rogue oil tankers could face EU sanctions in future, if Poland gets its way.

China appears to have sold a high-end military spy satellite to Russia, despite Beijing's claim of neutrality in the Ukraine war. 

A panel of leading economists is calling for the creation of an International Panel on Inequality to track and combat the widening gap between rich and poor — the proposal will be presented at the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.

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.