EU lawmakers have insisted that the bloc‘s green targets are not being “demolished” — after agreeing a that deal dramatically strips down the reporting requirements for two of the EU’s flagship sustainable business laws. 

The war in Ukraine, North Korea’s missile tests, and China’s growing assertiveness reveal a stark truth: the EU needs to deepen partnerships with other democracies that share our values. And few countries embody this alignment more than Japan, writes Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Danish PM and Nato chief.

EU leaders are preparing to back Ukraine at next week's summit, unless Russia-friendly Hungary throws a spanner in the works, while also fine-tuning plans to use Moscow's frozen funds for Kyiv.

EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.

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.