There is a systemic absence of a genuine European electoral space. As long as citizens are only allowed to vote for national parties, from national lists, presented by national actors, using national symbols, it is unrealistic to expect a European public debate.

Efforts by the Hungarian authorities to lift immunity from three MEPs failed to muster enough support in the European Parliament — although one only scraped through by one vote, in what critics say was a politically-driven manoeuvre by Viktor Orban's government to use the judiciary to silence opposition.

The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday its new strategy for installing AI across many European sectors. Here are the main takeaways.

EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.

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.