Spain’s 2021 'Rider Law' reclassified food couriers as employees, in a landmark for gig-worker rights. But despite progress, riders such as Fernando García in Madrid, and others in the EU, still face an uphill struggle.

Ukraine’s justice minister, German Galushchenko, has been suspended from his position after a major corruption investigation into the country’s energy sector. But how is this affecting Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union and its credibility on the international stage?

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the EU Commission suspended all payments to Russian entities participating in Horizon projects, citing provisions in the standard contract that all participants must sign. Now it should do the same with Israel to avoid applying values selectively, argues political science researcher Yiorgos Vassalos.

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.