Despite the war in Ukraine, the first half of 2025 saw an increase in Russian gas flows into Europe via Turkey, according to a new analysis. And as the EU tries to phase out Russian fossil-fuels, it is becoming more dependent on liquified natural gas from the US.

The EU is to stifle Russian liquid gas imports and the tourism sector in its next sanctions, the 19th round, while also blacklisting oil-smugglers and those who indoctrinate abducted Ukrainian children. There are also measures against firms in China, India, and Kyrgyzstan.

The EU will miss a September deadline to agree binding carbon-emissions cuts ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly, prompting frustration among countries from the so-called Global South.

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.