Diplomats and EU officials have reacted sceptically to the European Commission's plan for a new intelligence unit.

The climate crisis demands structural change, not incremental reform. If COP30 in Belém delivers on fairness and equity, it can be remembered as the turning point where climate justice and global prosperity finally aligned, write Ketakandriana Rafitoson and Carlos María Correa.

EU member states are once again locking horns over asylum policy, reviving old rifts that never truly healed.

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.