The EU Commission has lent weight to reports of Hungary's alleged spying within the EU institutions, amid jeers of "traitors" and other hate speech by populist MEPs. 

Zelenskyy urged EU leaders to agree use of Russian frozen assets to buy weapons Kyiv needed to defend itself — despite Belgian concerns on retaliation.

As EU leaders clashed over the 2035 combustion engine phase-out at their Brussels summit, economists say governments should focus on boosting demand for European-made electric vehicles instead — perhaps by copying a French eco-bonus model.

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.