On 28 September, parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova. While this may seem like a minor event on the EU’s periphery, its implications for Europe’s security and political cohesion are far-reaching.

To the European Commission, Poland's planned new nuclear reactor is being presented as a green project — while documents just presented to the Polish public tell a completely different story.

Coffee and cocoa producers are among those scrambling to comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation regulation, which is due to take effect from January — despite confusion over whether the EU Commission will delay or amend the terms of the regulation. 

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.