Same-sex marriages scored a win after a top lawyer at the European Court Justice issued an opinion in their defence.

The parliament wants to provide digital access to its archive. The access should be swift and the responses should be correct — 100 percent of the time. Generative AI systems, however, are bullshit generators. When you want facts, you do not ask generative AI. So why did the parliament choose a gossiper when it needed an information retrieval tool?

EU ministers will discuss relations with China and how to respond to the crippling new US tariffs, with some countries calling for countermeasures targeting Big Tech. Ukrainian trade and Europe's AI strategy are also on the agenda. EU commissioners will visit the European Parliament to discuss topics such as digital policy, international relations, and agriculture.

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.

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.

The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations “immediately" to end the war in Ukraine. But experts keep warning about the moral and strategic consequences of a bad deal — especially for Europe. Meanwhile, it is clear that Ukrainians have no trust in any peace deal with Moscow without strong security guarantees.