Critical infrastructure experts have highlighted to MEPs current gaps in the EU's ability to protect itself from foreign influence — finding blindspots in foreign procurement of critical infrastructure components, and managing social media's algorithmic manipulations.

Three EU Commission decisions next week will determine the future of Europe’s auto industry. Either companies will be set up to lead the EV transition – or Europe will lose the global race, argues Climate Group’s Dominic Phinn. 

Canada will pay a cut price €10m to have access to the EU’s new defence procurement scheme, the EU Commission confirmed on Tuesday (2 December), days after talks on a similar deal with the UK broke down after the commission demanded a €2bn fee. 

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.