This week, Emmanuel Macron will travel to China to meet Xi Jinping, while global attention focuses on discussions around Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine. A new climate Omnibus will also be unveiled on Wednesday. Meanwhile, MEPs and ministers continue their regular work ahead of the year’s final plenary session and the December EU summit.

The case of Austrian bank Raiffeisen was an early test and Europe passed it for now. Although the plan has been withdrawn, this episode exposed vulnerabilities that could easily be exploited again by Moscow, EU member states, or corporate lobbying. 

The European Institute for Gender Equality report reveals divergence in how parenthood affects men's and women's careers. For men, becoming a father often advances career prospects. For women, it restricts them.

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.