Homophobia, as well as Russophilia, could cost populist Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán his EU veto, 20 other EU countries warned on Tuesday. 

The election of Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah to succeed Akinwumi Adesina as president of the African Development Bank is likely to see the bank shift its focus to the Gulf states — as it seeks to replace lost capital from the United States and Europe. 

Many still see Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as a fringe gathering of ultra-nationalists, with no risk to our political systems. In reality this 'MAGA roadshow' is now a venue for unofficial party diplomacy, turning into a soft-power lever that builds lasting connections among political elites and the think tanks and organisations, warns Zsuzsanna Végh.

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.