EU foreign ministers are set to impose sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for arming militia groups in Sudan’s devastating civil war at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday, amid growing international pressure for a ceasefire. 

A panel of leading economists is calling for the creation of an International Panel on Inequality to track and combat the widening gap between rich and poor — the proposal will be presented at the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.

A recent study found 275 anti-gender actors across Europe received $1.8bn [€1.56bn] between 2019 and 2023, an average of €3.64m per organisation. So, the design of the next EU budget is a critical question for democracy itself: will those defending rights and equality receive the resources they need to shape a better future for Europe?

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.