Fear of prosecution and legal consequences, including possible loss of citizenship, has led many German Muslims to avoid publicly criticising the government’s stance on Israel’s military actions and civilian casualties in Gaza — despite it being a major concern within Muslim migrant communities.

On 28 September, parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova. While this may seem like a minor event on the EU’s periphery, its implications for Europe’s security and political cohesion are far-reaching.

Travellers to the EU will need to provide fingerprints and facial images when they enter the Schengen area as part of a new entry/exit system that will come into force on 12 October. But EU border officials say that the system will be gradually phased in over six months. 

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.