In cities like Belgrade, Tirana, and Pristina, the combined cost of rent and utilities is approaching, or even exceeding, average monthly salaries. The growing gap between supply and demand continues to push real estate and rental prices higher — making housing increasingly unaffordable.

EU foreign ministers will repeat red lines on a Ukraine peace deal and discuss sanctions on Israel in emergency talks on Monday.

The European Central Bank is expected to delay its final interest rate cut until December, as policymakers weigh the fallout from US president Donald Trump’s renewed trade offensive.

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.