This Thursday, EU member states will try to finalise the bloc’s rollback of three major sustainability laws — but experts warn Brussels is throwing away many benefits and has failed to "do its homework."
Emmanuel Macron joins Friedrich Merz in calling to take the EU’s due diligence and sustainability rules "off the table" ahead of Thursday’s competitiveness council in Brussels.
Most dialogues have taken place behind closed doors, with minimal public information about the agenda, participants, or outcomes. With no detailed records and no clear reporting, the public is left in the dark — unable to follow discussions or assess how stakeholder input shapes EU strategies.
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.