The problem is that scripture is beyond criticism. The Draghi report should not be. Ten months into the Trump presidency it has not aged well, and the report should be debated, challenged, and improved — not treated as gospel, explains Michael Meyer-Resende.

Roma still face ethnic discrimination in Europe and struggle with poverty, their children have less access to education and they are below the EU average when it comes to paid employment, according to a new report.

The EU’s latest rule-of-law drama isn’t in Warsaw or Budapest — it’s brewing quietly in Sofia. Unlike Poland and Hungary, Bulgaria isn’t rewriting or bending its constitution to political will, nor is it openly defying Brussels. Instead, it is preserving the form of the law while hollowing out its substance. 

EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.

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.