Recognising the state of Palestine is perfectly in line with France's foreign policy — it's the rest of Paris' actions that aren't, writes the former policy advisor for Renew Europe for the Middle East.

A group of eight EU countries, led by France, will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September, a move quickly denounced by Israel as rewarding “jihadist terrorists”. 

Under the tariffs agreement with the US announced earlier this week, the EU committed to purchasing $750bn [€650bn] worth of US liquified natural gas (LNG) and nuclear fuel over three years — a move critics say is unrealistic and threatens Europe’s green transition.

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.