Some look with envy at countries such as Sweden, where sex education was introduced in the 1940s and made compulsory in 1955. Even in kindergartens, the topic is at least touched upon.

Possible options on financing Ukraine remain vague following last week's EU summit that failed to secure a €140bn reparation loan sourced from Russian immobilised assets, amid Belgian worries about liabilities for Euroclear.

AI-generated videos of then Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly dropping out of the race circulated online last week. Currently there is no EU-wide legal consensus on digital likeness rights, leaving each member state to decide its own rules.

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.