The European Commission spent €542.4m between 2016 and 2020 for studies written by external private contractors. The findings are part of a larger probe into how large consultancies are increasingly landing lucrative contracts, amid questions on possible conflicts of interest.

Russian mercenaries have taken command of at least one EU-trained battalion to help "predate" the Central African Republic, a leaked report said.

An EUobserver article about VIP-jet security for EU officials can stay online after a Belgian court decision.

As the fourth wave hits the EU, an increasing number of member states are taking measures to curb the number of infections, and hospitalisations.

EU authorisation of glyphosate is set to be renewed next year. It has now received an initial positive safety review - which researchers say is based on a faulty industry-led study.

The EU proposal is a big step forward for transparency online but it still falls short in two areas: a missed chance at mandating ad libraries and a failure to ban some types of data being used for targeting.