An amendment has been tabled to the Bulgarian government's education bill that would ban foreign funded civil society from speaking to students or risk up to €10,000 fines.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the EU Commission suspended all payments to Russian entities participating in Horizon projects, citing provisions in the standard contract that all participants must sign. Now it should do the same with Israel to avoid applying values selectively, argues political science researcher Yiorgos Vassalos.

Every day, Russian tankers carry billions of dollars' worth of oil across the Baltic Sea. Despite sweeping Western sanctions, this trade continues to fuel the Kremlin's war machine. An investigation by LRT, 15min, Eesti Ekspress, and Nekā personīga reveals how a network of companies in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia is helping to keep Moscow's 'shadow fleet' running.

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.