Rather than engaging in tit-for-tat over trade balances, the EU should focus on shaping the global rules that govern services, taxation and investment — where the real long-term leverage lies, writes Judith Arnal.
Most of the 77 oil tankers being added to the EU's blacklist are currently in the Eastern Mediterranean or Middle East — for those who want to track Russian oil-smuggling in real time.
The European Central Bank's latest report shows the euro’s global role has barely shifted, with hopes of a revival still largely theoretical — despite growing doubts about the US dollar.
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.