The EU Commission is probing both Google and YouTube to see if the platforms are breaching the bloc's competition law by forcing publishers' content into search ‘AI Overviews’ and the video platform training its AI with user-content.
EU leaders are preparing to back Ukraine at next week's summit, unless Russia-friendly Hungary throws a spanner in the works, while also fine-tuning plans to use Moscow's frozen funds for Kyiv.
Analysts in Bulgaria are warning that Russian oil giant Lukoil could become Vladimir Putin's main instrument in eastern Europe, if Hungary tries to buyout its operations in Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.
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.