Katharina von Schnurbein's view reflects a troubling shift in the function of her office: from protecting Jewish communities in Europe to protecting a foreign government from legal and political scrutiny.
The EU’s beefed up €215bn external spending “will allow us to be players, not just payers,” the EU commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, told reporters on Thursday (17 July).
The European Commission has unveiled a fund to boost Europe’s defence capabilities and space infrastructure, alongside funds dedicated to military mobility and voluntary schemes under national and regional envelopes.
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.