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

There is one clear lesson from our time in office regarding the new EU Oceans Pact — ambition on paper must be matched by accountability in practice, warn two former EU fisheries commissioners. Too often, weak leadership and political hesitation have allowed member states to bypass or delay implementation.

A wafer-thin win by Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by Poland’s populist Law and Justice party in this weekend's presidential election, has put back into question the future of the country’s relations with the European Union — and will block liberal reforms planned by the country’s government.

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.