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.

Denmark has hired influential K-Street lobbyists with Republican party links, as it seeks warmer relations with US president Donald Trump.  

Hatched over drinks in a London pub, and anger over the lies fuelling the UK’s exit from the EU, four friends took on Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson armed only with a ladder and some posters. Their guerilla ad campaign didn’t ultimately work — but it had more cut through than most mainstream media coverage.

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.