Israel has formally violated its EU treaty due to human rights abuses, attracting stigma even as it seeks friends on Iran.

Israel could avoid trade sanctions if it let food into Gaza, forgiving it past crimes of "starvation ... apartheid", EU countries have indicated.

A Boeing 747 cargo plane that flies from Belgium in and out of Israel's wartime airspace is carrying mostly fish, not weapons, the Israeli airline says, while no one in Belgium cares to check.

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.