A group of eight EU countries, led by France, will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September, a move quickly denounced by Israel as rewarding “jihadist terrorists”.
Suspending Israel's access to the bloc’s Horizon research programme is a “bad joke” in the face of the atrocities unfolding in Gaza, the EU's former chief diplomat Josep Borrell told EUobserver during an interview in Madrid.
In this episode, Evi Kiorri explores how Slovenia became the first EU country to impose a full arms embargo on Israel, while Portugal has signaled its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood.
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.