Sweden’s national security advisor resigns hours after appointment amid a Grindr photo scandal — sparking fears of foreign influence and renewed scrutiny of top-level vetting in Ulf Kristersson’s Stockholm government.
Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has urged the EU to address multiple human rights violations including the arrest and torture of leading opposition figures by the government.
Polish finance minister Andrzej Domanski said he expects EU countries will strike a deal this month on a €150bn fund to ramp up the bloc’s defence efforts. Finance ministers meeting in Brussels also agreed on simplifying VAT rules for e-commerce.
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.