Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan's former minister of foreign affairs, says the threshold for conflict between Pakistan and India has never been so low. In Brussels, Zardar pleaded the case for peace and the wider role of the EU.

Modern proxy bombing, which often involves unwitting, manipulated, or coerced civilians, is a terrifyingly effective instrument of psychological warfare. A significant part of its effectiveness lies in the privacy afforded by secure messaging apps (such as Telegram, Zangi, and others) and the relative anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions, writes Anton Shekhovtsov.

In 2024, there were 110 cases of physical violence against local officials across 12 EU countries. Italy led with 59 incidents — more than triple Germany’s 18. France followed with 12.

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.