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‘Associate’ or ‘ever-closer association’? Semantics aside, what does that leave the EU-Canada love-in? euobserver.com/245822/associ…
Corrupt foreign officials should face EU visa-bans and asset-freezes, MEPs and Estonia say euobserver.com/245875/corrup…
What is ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ – and how is it distorting Europe’s online democracy? euobserver.com/245695/what-i…
An EU-China pact on AI? Regulation and suspicion will get in the way euobserver.com/244481/an-eu-…
Russia unleashes killing spree against Ukrainian civilians on Thursday, targeting children, trains, and buses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,708) euobserver.com/245770/russia…
Middlemen raked in billions of forints from Szijjártó’s Covid ventilator deals (Day 170 of the Tisza government) euobserver.com/245711/middle…
Egypt media crackdown draws ‘lame’ response from EU Commission euobserver.com/245717/egypt-…
17,000 additional border officers. Expanded deportation powers. But weaker human rights oversight. 🇪🇺
The European Commission has unveiled a major overhaul of Frontex, proposing to expand the EU border agency's force to 30,000 personnel and give it a greater role in deportations.
But there's a controversial detail in the 275-page proposal: human rights monitoring would be narrowed, and Frontex's ability to halt operations over rights violations weakened.
Commissioners insist fundamental rights protections will remain strong. Yet the proposed changes raise questions about accountability as the agency's powers expand.
🔗 Read the full story: euobserver.com/245436/fronte…
Bulgaria’s next president must be able to say no to prime minister Rumen Radev euobserver.com/245538/bulgar…
Big Tech wants access to more of your personal data. And new research reveals how its lobbying is shaping EU policy. 🔎
A report by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl documents 655 meetings with lobbyists in the European Parliament since November 2025, as Brussels considers changes to its landmark data protection rules.
At the centre is the EU's Digital Omnibus proposal, presented as a way to boost innovation and competitiveness.
But campaigners warn the changes could allow AI companies to use people's personal data without their consent, weakening protections under the GDPR.
Our Petra Pavlovičová examines the lobbying campaign, the role of Google and Meta, and what's at stake for European privacy rights.
🔗 Read the full story: euobserver.com/245206/reveal…
Campaigners take EU Commission to ombudsman over methane delay, saying it ‘undermines the rule of law’ euobserver.com/245651/campai…
Listen : Will Canada ever become an associate member of the EU? euobserver.com/245661/listen…
28 people. A makeshift dinghy. 24 hours at sea. 🌎
In the early hours of Tuesday, a rescue crew from SOS Humanity spotted a small rubber boat in the Mediterranean, around 90km off the Libyan coast.
On board were 28 people who had spent an entire day at sea, navigating dangerous waters in one of the stormiest months of the year.
Our reporter Gaia Neiman was there, helping and documenting the rescue firsthand.
Her account goes beyond the moment these people were brought to safety. It examines the reality of crossing the Mediterranean, the dangers of being returned to Libya, and the consequences of Europe's border policies.
Because behind every migration statistic are people whose lives depend on what happens at sea.
🔗 Read Gaia's full experience 👉 euobserver.com/245343/how-th…
Tinned food and three days of bottled water? Fine. But European citizens stockpiling ignores a grim factor: your neighbours will become your enemies euobserver.com/245385/tinned…
From student protests to a parliamentary majority. Serbia's political landscape has shifted. 🇷🇸
Less than two years after a deadly railway station collapse in Novi Sad sparked nationwide protests, Serbia's student-led movement has won 140 of 250 parliamentary seats, defeating president Aleksandar Vučić's ruling party.
Turnout reached nearly 70%, the highest since 1992, and Vučić has acknowledged defeat after more than a decade dominating Serbian politics.
But the political struggle is far from over.
With presidential elections approaching in December, the student movement now faces the challenge of turning protest into government — while Vučić remains president.
In our latest report, Petra Pavlovičová examines the election results, the movement behind them and what comes next for Serbia.
🔗 Read the full story: euobserver.com/244879/serbia…
Caretaker PM Netanyahu expected to escalate violence, as EU sanctions talk on hold until new Israeli government formed euobserver.com/245602/careta…
Digital panopticon: ‘When you work faster, you have to work even faster’ Amazon workers tell MEPs on AI work surveillance euobserver.com/245543/digita…
[Interview] ‘I don’t care’ about the associate membership label row: Lead MEP Javier Moreno Sánchez on upcoming EU-Canada summit euobserver.com/245551/interv…
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Putin faces African anger in Moscow on ‘coercive’ recruits to Russian army in Ukraine euobserver.com/245499/putin-…
From 2027, some passengers with disability will be able to fly with a companion for free. But there's a catch. ✈️
Under new EU passenger rights rules, airlines will have to waive fares for companions they consider necessary for safety reasons.
The problem? Airlines will decide who qualifies. Passengers who need personal assistance, but whose companion is not deemed necessary by the airline, could still face the cost of an additional ticket.
MEPs have welcomed the agreement as progress, while disability rights advocates warn that significant gaps remain.
🔗 Read the full article 👉 euobserver.com/245083/partia…
