The EU will slash steel imports by 47 percent in a bid to protect the bloc’s steel industry from chronic global oversupply, primarily from China, under new rules announced on Tuesday.

EU states have provisionally agreed to curb Russian diplomats' travel and ban imports of liquid gas, but Austria and Slovakia still have objections to the next round of sanctions.

Interest-rate repayments under the EU's current long-term budget are likely to surpass €30bn — or more than double the initial European Commission forecast, warn financial auditors.

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.