The EU has many potential options for Israel sanctions, but few of them would find unanimity, as European capitals await foreign relations chief Kaja Kallas' big call on human rights.
In this episode, Evi Kiorri breaks down EUobserver’s exclusive report on controversial comments made by Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU’s antisemitism coordinator, during a May meeting with ambassadors in Tel Aviv.
With the Ukraine Recovery Conference taking place in Rome on Thursday and Friday, European leaders have the rare chance to rethink Ukraine and Europe's energy strategy simultaneously. This goes far beyond rebuilding —it's about turning Ukraine into a powerful example for renewable energy.
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.