European leaders, including the UK, Norway, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Finland, Denmark, plus senior EU officials, issued a joint statement with Ukraine on Tuesday backing the US call for a ceasefire and the country’s territorial integrity — amid Russian bluffing over military gains in eastern Ukraine.

Mauritania will not host any European deportation centres, a government advisor tells EUobserver.

Corporate reporting and due diligence vote blocked in Strasbourg, after centre-right MEP Jörgen Warborn’s far-right strategy backfired, amidst silence and a resignation.

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.