The EU Commission formally approved a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc on Wednesday (3 September), paving for the way for the agreement to be ratified by the European parliament and EU governments.
The EU will pump $156m into a grid-expansion project that could allow Ethiopia to export electricity to its East African neighbours via a controversial new hydro-electric dam, EU Commission vice-president Teresa Ribera has said.
EU energy ministers debate 2040 climate target and offshore wind rescue plan as EU energy commissioner Jørgensen pushes Russian gas ban and tripartite contracts to boost 350GW of offshore wind by 2050.
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.