2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (363+ words) The EU’s data protection watchdog is being sued and accused of shielding Europe’s police agency Europol, in a case that could have wide reaching repercussions for human rights defenders and activists. “I’ve lived in a state of emergency for almost…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (392+ words) Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has lost a third sanctions case at the EU courts, in what may embolden Europe to go after other high-value Russian taxpayers in October. The General Court rejected his challenge on a technical issue and on…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (243+ words) New research published on Wednesday (9 September) by climate change NGO Opportunity Green and independent research and consultancy CE Delft found that between 2013 and 2025, the EU handed €10.9bn in free emissions allowances to European airlines. The report’s findings will feed into one…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (307+ words) First published in Deník N. According to the European Commission, Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš may still have a conflict of interest — and that transferring the Agrofert holding company into a trust fund does not resolve the problem. The commission…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (485+ words) The resumption of activity in Brussels has arrived with big headlines on EU foreign policy: member states left the foreign affairs ‘Gymnich‘ in Wicklow, Ireland, with fresh proposals on reforming the European External Action Service. For those of us working…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (711+ words) EUobserver is proud to have an editorial partnership with Europod to co-publish the podcast series “Briefed” hosted by Léa Marchal. The podcast is available on all major platforms. Find the full transcript below: In the first quarter of 2026 alone, rents…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (239+ words) A new study has found most Europeans are disillusioned about the future of the continent. Co-published with the European Cultural Foundation, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) survey published on Wednesday (9 September) reveals a general lack of confidence in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (801+ words) For most European civil servants, communicating with their American counterparts in the Trump era is a totally new experience – if you can call it that – compared to the past. According to a senior European official who has been in frequent…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (628+ words) There was some disappointment among EU officials in June when Keir Starmer’s deep unpopularity at home led to his resignation as UK prime minister – and the postponement of an EU-UK ‘reset’ summit in London planned that had been planned for…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (534+ words) European companies are being gobbled up by US and Chinese competitors because they aren’t big enough. That is former Italian prime minister and EU heavyweight Enrico Letta’s reading of Europe’s besieged economy. Letta is president of the influential Jacques Delors…...