The EU will not increase its commitments on development spending at a key UN summit on development finance in June, after EU ministers agreed joint conclusions dismissed as “the bare minimum” on Monday.
Although Switzerland officially remains neutral, it has already expanded its participation in transatlantic and European security institutions over the past few decades, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine only accelerating this trend.
At least 674 investment funds in Europe have removed or changed sustainability terms in their names — to avoid stricter new EU rules limiting fossil-fuel exposure, researchers find.
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.