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Time to stop loophole that allows Shein and Temu cheap parcels from China | Europe is drowning in cheap parcels. In 2024 alone, more than 12 billion low-value packages poured into the EU, 91 percent shipped directly from China. The delivery itself often costs more than the products inside the parcel. Shoppers may celebrate €5 T-shirts and €10 blenders, but behind every parcel lies a silent cos... | Maastricht's School of Business and Economics | Europe is drowning in cheap parcels. In 2024 alone, more than 12 billion low-value packages poured into the EU, 91 percent shipped directly from China. But how safe are they for European consumers? Some of these products would never be sold in Europe’s stores — yet millions enter each day, without inspection. | [
"EU & the World",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-19T08:56:58.300Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar95cf5ade |
Moscow's interest in this autumn's Czech and Moldova elections | In the coming weeks, both Moldova and the Czech Republic will hold elections. In Moldova, authorities estimate the Kremlin will spend €100m — €31 per registered voter — to influence the outcome. In the Czech Republic, Kremlin-linked outlets are pumping out more content each day than the country’s major news outlets com... | Nathaniel Myers | In Moldova, authorities estimate the Kremlin will spend €100m — €31 per registered voter — to influence the outcome. In the Czech Republic, Kremlin-linked outlets are pumping out more content each day than the country’s major news outlets combined. | [
"EU & the World",
"EU Elections",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-18T13:12:59.586Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar5ca4cf82 |
Ahead of EU regulation: assessing vehicles’ total lifecycle emissions | Back in 2023, the European Commission introduced its Fit for 55 package, with the goal to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. Among the proposed measures was the aim to develop a standardised Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to assess the full environmental impact of vehicles... | Green NCAP | With the launch of their new website, Green NCAP is introducing a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment to measure vehicles’ total environmental impact from production to disposal. It aims to give consumers a transparent, comparable view of each vehicle’s true environmental footprint. | [] | stakeholders | 2025-09-18T10:32:17.004Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/are7081bb2 |
Listen: Green funds, black gold - Amundi’s fossil fuel investments exposed | Amundi Investment Solutions. You may not have heard of them, but they’re Europe’s largest asset manager and one of the ten biggest worldwide, handling more than two trillion dollars in assets. The company claims to focus on green and responsible investments. But when we look closer at where the money actually goes, a v... | Evi Kiorri | Amundi Investment Solutions. You may not have heard of them, but they’re Europe’s largest asset manager, claiming to focus on green and responsible investments. But how sustainable are Amundi’s so-called green funds? | [
"Green Economy"
] | green-economy | 2025-09-17T10:29:47.036Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/ar3ed0c0f5 |
What's missing in the new EU-India trade deal? Workers' rights | With much of the political limelight focused on Donald Trump’s erratic and damaging trade measures, the European Union and India are now in the final stretch of negotiations on a major trade agreement, with talks intensifying in recent weeks. Yet a crucial element appears to be missing: a credible and enforceable Trade... | European Trade Union Confederation | We are concerned that the EU may follow the UK’s toothless free trade deal with India — in which the language on labour rights is merely aspirational, warns the European Trade Union Confederation. | [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-17T09:39:37.508Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb7386135 |
State of the Union 2025: A Europe for profits, not for people | EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union presents a real contradiction. On the one hand, she spoke about affordability, jobs and the pressures of rising prices. On the other, the actual substance of her speech leaned toward competitiveness deals with industry and yet more of the deregulation sh... | European Federation of Public Services Trade Unions (EPSU) | State of the Union 2025 leaves us with a blunt question: who does the EU really serve — the corporations and wealthy, or the public? If Ursula von der Leyen’s answer is “both,” as her name-dropping suggests, then public services cannot remain an afterthought. | [
"Labour"
] | labour | 2025-09-17T09:39:15.012Z | https://euobserver.com/labour/arf07add84 |
EU 'unlikely' to meet 2030 goal on trade support to poorer countries, auditors say | The EU is not expected to meet its 2030 target of providing greater trade support to the least-developed countries, a report by the European Court of Auditors found on Tuesday (16 September). The so-called “aid for trade initiative” was an idea initially adopted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005 to assist p... | Hannah Kriwak is a junior reporter at EUobserver covering European politics. | The EU is not expected to meet its goal, of supporting trade in the least-developed countries with 25 percent of its spending by 2030, according to European auditors.
| [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-16T15:13:03.387Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0b7bd401 |
Listen: Israel intensifies Gaza offensive as UN commission declares genocide | After a night of intense bombardment, Israel has launched an expanded operation in Gaza. The military says it is targeting Hamas’ infrastructure and has once again warned civilians to flee south. But for many in famine-stricken Gaza, leaving is impossible: the roads are dangerous with ongoing military operations, and t... | Evi Kiorri | As Israel escalates its military offensive in Gaza, the UN Commission of Inquiry has released the findings of its two-year investigation, formally designating Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-16T10:42:49.600Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar6e265eed |
What this week's Belarus-Russia military drill tells us about Lukashenko's new posturing | The Russian-Belarusian bilateral “Zapad” exercises, which Belarus hosts once every four years, usually attract a lot of attention. “Zapad-2017” was viewed by analysts as a preparation of the absorption of the country by Russia. “Zapad-2021” served as a cover for the then forthcoming Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. In c... | Finnish Institute of International Affairs | The main intrigue of the joint Belarus-Russia “Zapad-2025” military exercise, which ends on Tuesday, is the attempt of the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to exploit it to start the process of de-escalation of relations with the West. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-16T09:15:53.645Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar34c6ae86 |
Listen: Trump calls for Nato allies and the EU to stop buying Russian oil | This weekend, US President Donald Trump once again made waves in Brussels with a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. In what he described as a “letter to Nato nations,” Trump demanded that every member state stop buying Russian oil and gas. His message was blunt, as long as countries like Hungary, Slovakia... | Evi Kiorri | This weekend, in what he described as a “letter to NATO nations,” US president Donald Trump demanded that every member state stop buying Russian oil and gas. Is this wishful thinking or the key to the EU's 19th sanction package against Russia? | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-15T10:35:46.832Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar897b7cb8 |
We all lose when politicians attack the European Court of Human Rights | The European Court of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights are under attack — again. In May, nine European Union states, including Poland, Italy and Denmark, suggested that the human rights court was constraining their ability to act for public safety, particularly over immigration, and had strayed... | Human Rights Watch | The European Court of Human Rights is under attack — again. But the main obstacle to its effective functioning remains the reluctance of some governments to fully implement its rulings and tackle the persistent abuses that lead to them, warns Human Rights Watch. | [
"EU & the World",
"Migration",
"Rule of Law",
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-15T10:34:40.138Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0cbd7720 |
EU to offer Egypt more incentives at October summit | The EU will use a bilateral summit with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in October to improve its offer to the North African state, which has emerged as a key regional ally of the bloc on migration control and energy. EU officials confirmed this week that the bilateral summit will be held on 22 October in Bruss... | Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya. | The EU will use a bilateral summit with Egypt in October to improve its offer to the North African state, which has emerged as a key regional ally of the bloc on migration control and energy. | [
"EU & the World",
"Africa"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-12T14:26:19.160Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar5040c33c |
Listen: Sébastien Lecornu – Who is France’s new PM? | The political storm in France continues with new players but the same problems: paralysis in parliament, financial strain, and mounting social unrest. In the midst of this turbulence, President Emmanuel Macron once again turned to a trusted ally, Sébastien Lecornu. But what do we know about France’s new Prime minister?... | Evi Kiorri | What do we know about France’s new Prime minister? Today's Long Story Short with Evi Kiorri provides a crash course into Sébastien Lecornu. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2025-09-12T10:43:01.868Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ara4c6a1ea |
Most MEPs vote against describing Gaza as genocide | The majority of MEPs in the European Parliament voted against describing Israeli actions in Gaza as a genocide. The results on Thursday (11 September) follow an amendment tabled by the Left that had also demanded EU cease all forms of assistance that enable the atrocity. But with 171 in favour, 378 against, and 34 abst... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | The majority of MEPs in the European Parliament voted against describing Israeli actions in Gaza as a genocide. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-11T14:51:49.770Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar9ddd036f |
Born into war: How Ukraine's demographic crisis became a catastrophe | The images of the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol by Russian forces in 2022, which made headlines worldwide, are hard to forget. Children are still being found in the rubble today. But Ukraine had a demographic problem even before Russia-s full-scale invasion — and the war is turning a crisis into a catastr... | "This may take up to 25–30 or more years, depending on the course of the war. In general, we need to draw a conditional line under our past and develop a socio-economic model for the functioning of a state with a population of about 30 million people," he said. | Ukraine had a demographic problem even before Russia's full-scale invasion — but the war is turning a crisis into a catastrophe. | [
"Health & Society",
"Ukraine"
] | health-and-society | 2025-09-11T10:30:02.307Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar978eff35 |
Zero pushback from EU institutions on MEP's racist slurs | A far-right debate in the European Parliament, which sought to stir up xenophobia, went unchallenged by the European Commission and the Council, representing member states. The title of the debate, "After 10 years, time to end mass migration now - protect our women and children", was introduced by French far-right MEP ... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | A far-right debate in the European Parliament that sought to stir up xenophobia went unchallenged by the European Commission and Council, representing member states. | [
"Migration"
] | migration | 2025-09-10T13:54:06.001Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ara526c88b |
Europe’s young citizens have a plan to repair democracy — will the EU listen? | Democracy is the EU’s strongest asset, the reason Europe commands trust at home and credibility abroad, yet assets degrade when they aren’t maintained. Participation is slipping, civic space is tightening, and trust is thin. A youth-led written by 60 young rapporteurs across the Union, crystallises what many already se... | n, | If the Union and its member states intend to remain both a community of values and a functioning polity, it should choose the latter, and get on with it. | [
"Rule of Law",
"Opinion"
] | rule-of-law | 2025-09-10T11:52:01.790Z | https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/ar483d0112 |
Listen: Von der Leyen’s promises on Israeli officials sanctions, Russia, and the EU’s economy | Today, Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech in Strasbourg, where she, for the first time, proposed sanctions on Israeli officials, acknowledged the backlash over the EU-US trade deal, and underlined the importance of competitiveness for Europe. But can these promises restore trus... | Evi Kiorri | Today, Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech in Strasbourg, where she, for the first time, proposed sanctions on Israeli officials, acknowledged the backlash over the EU-US trade deal, and underlined the importance of competitiveness for Europe. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2025-09-10T11:48:28.802Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar7b569405 |
Why the EU’s budget must work for systems, not just sectors | The European Commission’s proposals for the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the €2 trillion Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will shape Europe’s food, climate, and rural livelihoods for the next decade and beyond. The stakes are high. Europe is already facing the reality of droughts, floods, soil de... | Kirsten Dunlop is CEO of | The EU’s post-2027 budget is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build a climate-resilient,
sustainable food system. But only if we stop thinking in silos. | [] | stakeholders | 2025-09-10T09:48:31.432Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/ar0ccbd6c9 |
Global fossil fuel decline hinges on China's clean energy | The speed at which the world cuts its use of coal, oil, and gas is now largely driven by China’s government spending on clean energy, London-based energy analysts Ember reports. "China is now the main engine of the global clean energy transition," said Dr Muyi Yang, lead author of the group’s China Energy Transition Re... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | “Within China there is a realisation that the old development paradigm centred on fossil fuels has run its course, and is not fit for 21st century realities,” the London-based energy analysts Ember reports. | [
"Green Economy"
] | green-economy | 2025-09-09T16:22:31.396Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/ard1aea0df |
Near empty MEP plenary debates on Ukraine and Gaza | After a long holiday break by MEPs, a debate on Ukraine and Gaza took place in a near empty European Parliament chamber and with most political group leaders absent. The discussions on Tuesday (9 September) in Strasbourg followed Russia's largest aerial assault on Ukraine over the weekend since its 2022 invasion. The a... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | After a long holiday break by MEPs, a debate on Ukraine and Gaza took place to a near empty European Parliament chamber and absence of most political group leaders. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-09T11:13:18.751Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar5690f62e |
Listen: Bayrou is out. What happens now in France? | After just nine months in office, Prime Minister François Bayrou has been ousted in a crushing confidence vote. Only 194 MPs backed him, while 364 voted against. Bayrou, a 74-year-old veteran centrist and long-time Macron ally, called the vote a gamble himself. He said France was sinking in a “swamp of debt” and that h... | Evi Kiorri | After just nine months in office, Prime Minister François Bayrou has been ousted in a crushing confidence vote. What happens after handing his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron this morning? | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2025-09-09T10:20:06.188Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arf7d2269f |
Why the EU can’t afford to sideline the world’s smallholder farmers | When Brussels and Washington announced a “Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade,” headlines focused on geopolitics, tariffs and competitiveness. What received far less attention was the unsettling ease with which a bilateral trade deal can predetermine the content of EU legislation. Laws such... | Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) | What is needed are binding measures that guarantee a level playing field: farm-gate prices should reflect the true value of farmers’ labour, and compliance costs must be shared, not dumped on those least able to absorb them. | [
"EU & the World",
"Africa",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-08T14:18:33.965Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar99b27c2f |
Trump's Africa migrant deals may encourage EU deportations | Rwanda became the latest African state to accept foreign deportees from the United States last week after confirming that it had received seven people expelled by Washington. President Paul Kagame's government confirmed in early August that it would accept up to 250 deportees from the US. Government spokesperson Yoland... | Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya. | The Trump administration has copied the EU in putting migration control at the heart of its relations with Africa. And its deals on deportations may encourage the EU to broker its own arrangements. | [
"EU & the World",
"Africa"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-05T14:17:43.451Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar62f9d56f |
EU washes hands of Israel 'genocide' call | The EU Commission has washed its hands of a senior official's remark that Israel was committing "genocide" in Gaza, leaving her open to furious Israeli accusations. "It's not for the commission to judge on this question [Gaza genocide] and definition, but really for the courts and there has been no college decision on ... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | The EU Commission has washed its hands of a senior official's remark that Israel was committing "genocide" in Gaza, leaving her open to furious Israeli accusations. | [
"EU & the World",
"Rule of Law"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-05T14:17:30.149Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar38584638 |
Listen: Putin warns foreign troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate target’ | Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned today, Friday 5 September, that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement is signed would be treated as “legitimate targets” by Moscow’s forces. This statement comes hours after 26 of Ukraine’s allies pledged to send troops as part of a so-called “reassu... | Evi Kiorri | This statement comes hours after 26 of Ukraine’s allies pledged to send troops as part of a so-called “reassurance force”. But what does this “reassurance force” entail, and how does it fit with Putin’s threats? | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-05T10:18:30.153Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar22810c10 |
Von der Leyen’s Trump deal guts EU’s anti-deforestation law | As if it wasn’t already in a jam over the delayed rollout of its anti-deforestation regulation, the European Union could have made things a whole lot worse in its desperation to appease Donald Trump. It had been humiliating enough for Ursula von der Leyen to hot foot it to a Scottish golf course in July and be forced t... | Anthony Harwood | Since when did EUDR change from being conservation tool aimed at cutting global deforestation by 10 percent to being just another negotiating tool in trade agreements? | [
"Opinion"
] | opinion | 2025-09-05T08:52:51.887Z | https://euobserver.com/opinion/ardb369541 |
EU misled public on Israel drone-kill video | An Israeli firm has laid bare the EU's hollow words on ethics rules in its Horizon Europe science programme. Arms company Rafael took €442,750 of EU taxpayers' money in 2023 to help do Horizon research on "underwater security" in a project that ends next year. The Israeli defence ministry obtained a further €100,000 fo... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | The EU Commission said its ethics advisor was studying an Israeli firm's science grant eligibility in view of a drone-kill ad, while knowing the advisor had no mandate to do so. | [
"EU & the World",
"Rule of Law"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-04T17:02:07.199Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar3905e1da |
US loggers and Latin America try to defang EU forestry law | The EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law could be a victim of the bloc’s new trade deals with the United States and the South American Mercosur bloc, with the EU Commission under concerted pressure to water it down further. As part of the agreement between the EU and US president Donald Trump in July to resolve the thr... | Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya. | The EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law could be a victim of the bloc’s new trade deals with the United States and the South American Mercosur bloc, with the EU Commission under concerted pressure to water it down further. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-04T17:02:00.242Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar9274fcc2 |
Listen: Lisbon’s funicular tragedy brings back ignored workers’ safety warnings | On Wednesday evening, Lisbon’s historic Glória funicular derailed on its route between Restauradores Square and the Bairro Alto climb in the city centre. The yellow-and-white tram came off the tracks, crashed into a building and toppled over. The result was catastrophic: at least 17 people were killed, and 18 were inju... | Evi Kiorri | On Wednesday evening, Lisbon’s historic Glória funicular derailed, killing at least 17. But what led to the horrific accident and why are workers’ unions not convinced by the official explanation? | [
"Health & Society",
"Labour"
] | health-and-society | 2025-09-04T10:23:06.359Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar5a7756f0 |
EU's top diplomat blames US for lack of influence on Israel | Unconditional US support for Israel, as well as internal EU divisions, were harming efforts to curb Israeli aggression in Gaza, Europe's top diplomat has said. "We are really trying to do what we can, but if America is supporting everything that the Israeli government is doing, then the leverage they have is there and ... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Unconditional US support for Israel, as well as internal EU divisions, were harming efforts to curb Israeli aggression in Gaza, Europe's top diplomat has said. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-03T18:10:26.065Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar5226488b |
Listen: Fico, Putin and the EU: an ‘independent’ foreign policy? | Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is once again in the spotlight for his closeness to Moscow. Yesterday, Tuesday, he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing where the Russian leader praised him for pursuing what he called an independent foreign policy. But what does this so-called “independence” really mean... | Evi Kiorri | Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet reporting on the European Union. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2025-09-03T11:46:42.414Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar3caf7b5c |
Beyond the trees: Unlocking the bioeconomy for Europe’s climate future | As the world order reshapes in real time, maintaining a clear focus on climate action can be challenging. The EU’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 is increasingly tested by other high-priority issues such as territorial security, trade barriers, competitiveness, and social welfare. Staying on track towar... | Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget | It is obvious that the bioeconomy – especially the forest-based bioeconomy - is undervalued in climate policy, despite the huge potential for substitution offered by wood-based products. | [
"Green Economy"
] | green-economy | 2025-09-03T07:57:39.629Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/arfd206819 |
How the EU could make AI an engine of workplace democracy | Adoption is high, disruption is low. What if the real problem with artificial intelligence in organisations isn’t the technology, but how it’s introduced? A new report published by MIT’s NANDA initiative, “ ”, finds that 95 percent of AI “pilots” show no measurable gains in productivity. Not only because the models mis... | Valerio De Stefano | The European Union faces a choice: keep rolling out showcase AI projects that inflate slide decks, campaigns, and balance sheets but fail on the ground, or make AI an engine of workplace democracy by giving workers a voice. | [
"Digital",
"Labour",
"Opinion"
] | digital | 2025-09-03T07:46:10.227Z | https://euobserver.com/digital/arc0f6f6b1 |
Belgium to probe Russia links of former EU commissioner | Belgium is to investigate former EU commissioner Didier Reynders' alleged links with a blacklisted Kremlin oligarch, on top of his ongoing money-laundering case. The Brussels prosecutor's office confirmed to EUobserver on Tuesday (2 September) that it was "re-examining" Reynders' links to Moscow, following an initial r... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Belgium is to investigate former EU commissioner Didier Reynders' alleged links with a blacklisted Kremlin oligarch, on top of his ongoing money-laundering case. | [
"EU & the World",
"EU Political"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-02T15:41:38.438Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arf2043938 |
Listen: Belgium to recognise Palestine at the UN and sanction Israel | Belgium’s Foreign Minister, Maxime Prévot, announced overnight that the country will recognise the state of Palestine during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York. But the move comes with conditions. Recognition will only be formalised once Hamas releases all remaining hostages taken on the 7th of Octobe... | Evi Kiorri | Belgium’s Foreign Minister, Maxime Prévot, announced overnight that the country will recognise the state of Palestine during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-02T10:42:32.516Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar5e40f5fe |
Safeguarding collective memory, while jointly shouldering the responsibilities of the times | The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Looking back, the Second World War, waged by fascist and militarist forces, brought unprece... | H.E. Ambassador Cai Run, Head of the Mission of China to the European Union | As two major forces, two big markets, and two great civilisations, China and Europe should work together to provide greater stability and certainty to a world fraught with turbulence, and to contribute more wisdom and strength to the advancement of human civilisation. | [] | stakeholders | 2025-09-01T14:11:58.164Z | https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/ar8eb049f4 |
Russia jams GPS signal of flight carrying EU commission president, say authorities | A chartered flight carrying the president of the European Commission to Bulgaria from Poland had its GPS signal jammed. "We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria," a European Commission spokesperson told reporters in Brussels on Monday (1 September). Authorities in Bulga... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | A chartered flight carrying the president of the European Commission to Bulgaria from Poland had its GPS signal jammed. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-01T12:26:40.384Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/areee44e3a |
Listen: Von der Leyen’s 'precise plans' for Ukraine’s security | European capitals are preparing “pretty precise plans” for a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the Financial Times. The plan will be on the table again this week in Paris, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, with leaders including Ge... | Evi Kiorri | European capitals are preparing “pretty precise plans” for a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine, but what exactly do these plans mean for Europe, for Ukraine, and for the future of the war? | [
"EU & the World",
"EU Political"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-09-01T10:27:53.136Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb6bdc1f7 |
Still no EU action on Israel, despite Gaza famine | Israel will not face any EU sanctions despite creating famine in Gaza, massacring over 63,000 people, and announcing a new West Bank settlement that would end the two-state solution. That was the message from an informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday (30 August). There was a "growing majority"... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Israel will not face any EU sanctions despite creating famine in Gaza, massacring 63,000 people, and declaring the end of the two-state solution. | [
"EU & the World",
"Rule of Law"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-30T14:58:30.161Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar41d2b07a |
Listen: Italy’s digital misogyny website finally taken down | An explicit content website in Italy called Phica, a misspelt slang for female genitalia, was finally shut down on Thursday after it was circulating photos of women without their consent. Among those targeted were some of Italy’s most high-profile figures like Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, opposition leader Elly Schle... | Evi Kiorri | An explicit content website in Italy called Phica, a misspelt slang for female genitalia, was finally shut down on Thursday after it was circulating photos of women without their consent. Why are sites like this still operating with impunity? | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-08-29T10:12:15.769Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar55b9b28d |
Europe’s social welfare crisis is driven by an unlikely culprit: our pension funds | When Friedrich Merz recently declared that Germany can no longer afford its welfare state, he was diagnosing a crisis that extends far beyond German borders. Across Europe and in many advanced economies, ageing populations and rising welfare costs have governments scrambling for solutions. But this crisis is a product ... | Vienne Chan is an associate researcher at Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie. She specialises in retirement politics and just transition. She is writing here in a personal capacity. | From housing to infrastructure to healthcare, the steady return of essential services has proven irresistible for pension funds looking for a stable return – breaking the welfare state along the way. | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-08-29T07:32:06.729Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar0e805eb5 |
Listen: Denmark and Greenland apologise for forced contraception of Indigenous women | Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland apologised officially this Wednesday for the roles of their countries in the historic mistreatment of Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women, including forced contraception under the so-called “Spiral Case.” But can an... | Evi Kiorri | Can an apology alone deliver justice? | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-28T10:38:21.941Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arccb4340c |
US spies stoked separatism in Greenland, Denmark says | Denmark has accused US agents of trying to foment separatism in Greenland, reigniting fears over the territory's future. Danish officials briefed Danish national broadcaster DR on Wednesday (27 August) that three US citizens linked to the administration had covertly visited the island to recruit backers for a split fro... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Denmark has accused US agents of trying to foment separatism in Greenland, reigniting fears over the territory's future. | [
"EU & the World",
"Rule of Law",
"Nordics"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-28T07:02:43.856Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar4837d973 |
France, Germany, Britain to reimpose Iran sanctions after talks falter | France, Germany and the UK are preparing to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme on Thursday (28 August), after weeks of diplomacy failed to deliver results. The three countries, known as the E3, had met with Iranian officials on Tuesday in a final attempt to revive stalled nuclear talks. At a previous... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | France, Germany and the UK are set to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran on Thursday after nuclear talks faltered. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-28T06:55:57.234Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar28f73993 |
The bare minimum response is not enough for Gaza | Gaza is starving. Gaza is dying. Bombed, maimed, displaced, traumatised and bereaved, people teeter on the brink of survival in a man-made hell. Weak from hunger and nursing unimaginable horrors of their own, humanitarian workers try desperately to stem the tide of human misery. People in Gaza need life-saving supplies... | Marta Lorenzo is director of the UNRWA Representative Office for Europe. | Humanitarian aid is much more than parcels of dried food. Conditions for life require a panoply of supplies and services that can’t simply be packaged into boxes | [
"Opinion"
] | opinion | 2025-08-28T05:35:26.579Z | https://euobserver.com/opinion/ar401b23bd |
Gaza-bound aid flotilla set to sail from Spain | Activists are launching a new flotilla in an effort provide Gaza with much needed aid and supplies. The announcement on Wednesday (27 August) by the Global Solidarity Flotilla says its aim is to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip by delivering food supplies by boat. Alexis Deswaef and vice-chair of the Internati... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | Activists are launching a new flotilla in an effort provide Gaza with much needed aid and supplies. | [
"Migration"
] | migration | 2025-08-28T05:28:06.141Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ar03b097b8 |
Listen: What’s happening with Macron’s government, confidence vote or collapse? | France is staring down at yet another political crisis. Prime Minister François Bayrou has announced a confidence vote for the 8th of September, a move that could very well bring down his government. Bayrou is pushing through an austerity plan worth 44 billion euros to cut France’s soaring deficit, currently at 5.8% of... | Evi Kiorri | France is staring down at yet another political crisis. Prime Minister François Bayrou has announced a confidence vote for the 8th of September, a move that could very well bring down his government. | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-27T11:05:42.954Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ara2ccd1f9 |
Israel could face massive EU sanctions, despite veto | Israel could still face an avalanche of EU sanctions despite its veto-holding allies in the Council, former diplomats have said. "No substantive measures have been taken by the EU to pressure Israel to end its brutal war ... if the EU fails to take an effective stand, only member states individually or in ‘groups of li... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Israel could still face an avalanche of EU sanctions despite its veto-holding allies in the Council, former diplomats have said. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-27T08:12:40.492Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/areb348ade |
US explored energy deals with Russia during Ukraine peace talks | US and Russian officials quietly discussed potential energy deals earlier this month, while holding talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine Possible arrangements were presented as incentives for Moscow to consider peace terms and for Washington to ease sanctions, according to anonymous sources cited by Reuters on Tues... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | US and Russia discussed energy deals during Ukraine peace talks, while Trump’s new tariffs on India over Russian oil triggered on Wednesday | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-27T06:01:42.862Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar7956ddba |
The Brussels Bubble is a conveyor belt of potential, crushed into uniformity | Brussels is a city of ambition. Every year, thousands of young people arrive with big dreams and the hope of helping shape Europe. Job ads promise engagement, impact, and innovation. But what the majority of us fresh arrivals found instead was a grind of back-to-back meetings, endless forms, and reports no one will rea... | Definitely not Teresa | Brussels markets itself as the home of visionary policy, yet it breeds a culture where vision is impossible. The EU says it wants to win the global race on innovation, but the very people tasked with thinking about that innovation are too drained, too precarious, too unheard to imagine alternatives. | [
"Opinion"
] | opinion | 2025-08-27T05:33:08.465Z | https://euobserver.com/opinion/ar36bba305 |
Listen: Why Israel’s Gaza hospital strike could constitute multiple war crimes | On Monday morning, Israeli forces launched not one, but two strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The first hit just after 10am. Then, around ten minutes later, as journalists and medics rushed to the scene, a second strike hit the same spot. At least twenty people were killed. Among them: five jour... | Evi Kiorri | On Monday morning, Israeli forces launched not one, but two strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Among the casualties: five journalists and four health workers. How is Israel justifying this latest attack, one that, on many fronts, may amount to a war crime? | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-26T10:47:44.402Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/aref4e4da8 |
Trump threatens tariffs over EU digital rules | US president Donald Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on any country that imposes digital taxes or regulatory limits on US tech companies. In a post on his Truth Social platform late on Monday (25 August), Trump railed against “Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations,” and warned he could impose more tarif... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | Trump has threatened new tariffs over “digital rules,” a move that could increase US pressure on Brussels to weaken EU tech legislation in trade negotiations | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-26T07:01:10.870Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arf11a6e21 |
Jewish leaders rally round controversial EU antisemitism official | Jewish groups from across Europe have voiced support for a controversial EU official dealing with antisemitism. "To attack her for defending Jewish dignity and security is, in effect, to challenge the European Union's own credibility in combating antisemitism," 76 Jewish groups wrote in a letter to the EU Commission on... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Jewish groups from across Europe have voiced support for a controversial EU official dealing with antisemitism. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-26T06:59:24.907Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/are7eac724 |
The Mediterranean: where the EU’s duty to rescue ends | On 2 August 2025, the Ocean Viking, a ship chartered by SOS Méditerranée, carried out a rescue mission off the Libyan coast. Thirty-seven people climb on board. All are from Sudan, fleeing a new surge of violence, with its population falling victim to a severe food crisis. The ship is assigned the harbour of Ravenna as... | Pierre Micheletti, physician, administrator of | Rescue ships in the Mediterranean are forced into needless detours by Italy’s Piantedosi decree, stripping the sea of lifelines while Brussels stays silent. When even the Ocean Viking comes under fire, Europe’s complicity is laid bare. | [
"Opinion"
] | migration | 2025-08-26T05:39:30.270Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ard48ab1fa |
Listen: Von der Leyen or Draghi: Europe’s power and future under question | Over the weekend, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stepped in to defend the EU- US tariff deal, after sharp criticism from Mario Draghi, economist, former ECB chief and former Italian prime minister who, just last year, was asked by von der Leyen to compile a report with ideas to ramp up the EU's econ... | Evi Kiorri | Is the tariff deal a smart compromise, or proof of Europe’s weakening influence? | [
"EU Political"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-25T10:36:29.247Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arf8b9994b |
US attacks France over 'antisemitic' Palestine recognition | The US has joined Israel in accusing France of stoking antisemitism, as it prepares to recognise Palestinian statehood. The US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, let rip against French president Emmanuel Macron in a letter in the Wall Street Journal newspaper on Sunday (24 August). "Public statements haranguing Isr... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | The US has joined Israel in accusing France of stoking antisemitism, as it prepares to recognise Palestinian statehood. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-25T07:04:25.548Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar224b0dd4 |
Moscow says no to US and EU plan for boots on ground in Ukraine | Russia has said no to US and EU plans for peacekeepers in Ukraine, while ramping up air strikes and anti-Western rhetoric. "I very much hope that those who are developing such plans [for a peacekeeping force] are just grandstanding, but I hope they understand that this would be absolutely unacceptable for Russia," fore... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Russia has said no to US and EU plans for peacekeepers in Ukraine, while ramping up air strikes and anti-Western rhetoric. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-22T07:26:46.663Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arc1b31ebf |
The far-right tells a story people buy — so why don't progressives? | We are all tired of hearing the same tune: “the far-right is winning.” Yet, it keeps happening. Far-right parties are topping polls across Europe’s biggest democracies while already sitting in cabinets and even leading governments in several EU countries and beyond. And while their electoral gains are worrying enough, ... | . He writes here in a personal capacity. | Even as the far-right gains ground with bold and simple stories, much of the political establishment still treats moderation as the only path to victory. Too often, liberal elites and cautious centrists confuse electoral management with real leadership. | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-22T06:35:02.748Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/areeb10983 |
Freelance journalists in Europe: the costs of independence | Sara* is 43-years old and works as a freelancer in Italy. Like many of her colleagues, she regularly participates in European funding opportunities for journalism, such as JournalismFund Europe or Investigative Journalism for EU . For freelancers in Italy, getting properly paid for investigative work — leaving aside al... | Voxeurop | Journalism is facing a structural crisis with far-reaching effects on those working in the industry. In this climate, how are freelance reporters faring in France, Italy, and Spain? The short answer: not well. | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-08-22T05:00:00.000Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar683644e4 |
Israel to build strategic West Bank colony despite EU appeal | Israel has defied EU appeals by approving a major new colony in the West Bank and attacking Gaza City. The "E1" settlement, of some 3,400 new homes, was formally approved by the defence ministry on Wednesday (20 August). It is to be built in a strategic area designed to block Palestinian statehood by cutting the West B... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | Israel has defied EU appeals by approving a major new colony in the West Bank and attacking Gaza City. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-21T06:27:04.916Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arc1b4eeda |
How AI is already hurting European consumers in retail finance | In recent months, AI has dominated headlines, with Donald Trump’s AI plan , the phased rollout of the EU’s AI Act , and a fresh wave of corporate lobbying to stall new rules . Competitiveness, growth, red tape, risk, innovation, productivity. Buzzwords swirled around Brussels in a bid to define the future of AI regulat... | Finance Watch | In retail finance, AI risks have become a reality. The sector is among the most active adopters of AI in the EU, these systems are already deciding who gets a loan, how much people pay for insurance, and whether they have access to a bank account. | [
"Digital",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | digital | 2025-08-21T06:13:38.945Z | https://euobserver.com/digital/ar630bb3bc |
Demographic shifts are unsettling Europe's labour politics | The winds of change sweeping across Europe's labour markets carry both promise and peril reshaping the foundations of work, welfare, and social cohesion in ways not seen for generations. Ageing populations, rapid automation, and the divisive politics of migration are colliding with such intensity that they threaten to ... | CBS University of Applied Science | Although new jobs are being created in high-tech and knowledge sectors, they often demand skills and education that many displaced workers lack, which has indeed left a growing share of the workforce trapped in precarious, low-wage employment with little opportunity for upward mobility. | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-20T06:27:50.675Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ardb48c2d7 |
Trump and EU leaders envisage more Putin summits | US and EU leaders have discussed future summits with Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukraine security guarantees, amid a show of close Western ties. US president Donald Trump said on Monday (18 August) in Washington he would set up a bilateral summit between Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy and Putin as a n... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | US and EU leaders have discussed future summits with Putin and Ukraine security guarantees, amid a show of close Western ties. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-19T07:12:49.987Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar7429da8d |
European Jews join call for EU 'antisemitism tsar' to go | The demand for the replacement of the EU coordinator on combating antisemitism after her pro-Israel claims in an official diplomatic meeting is now coming from Jewish and Israeli organisations as well. Last week, 29 Jewish and Israeli organisations from across Europe sent an open letter to EU Commission president Ursul... | European Jews for Palestine (EJP) | Some 29 Jewish and Israeli organisations from across Europe have written to EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, calling for the immediate replacement of Katharina von Schnurbein, rejecting the idea that the fight against antisemitism means "shielding Israel from any form of pressure or criticism". | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-19T06:14:00.588Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar980add78 |
A month on, Kallas' meaningless Gaza 'deal' has failed | Over a month has passed since the EU's foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, announced a humanitarian agreement with Israel to significantly increase aid entry to starving Palestinians in Gaza. Presented as a great diplomatic breakthrough in response to pressure from the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, thi... | EuroMed Rights | During the past month, there has been no visible improvement on the ground. Presented as a great diplomatic breakthrough EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas' so-called “deal” has proven to be little more than a symbolic gesture and a way for Israel to buy more time, when there is no time left. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-18T06:32:28.483Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar7d6cf225 |
Who isn't invited to the Putin-Trump summit in Anchorage today? | It would be easy to dismiss the exclusion of not just president Vlodomyr Zelensky but also EU leaders from Friday's (15 August) summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin as simply part of Donald Trump’s relying on personalised deal-making rather than formal negotiations that might restrict his room for creative maneuver. An... | Dr Luiza Bialasiewicz | The exclusion of EU leaders from the Anchorage summit speaks to a wider form of ‘geopolitical prejudice’ that marks who has the right to speak — and act — in international affairs. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-15T06:33:25.294Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar4f216da7 |
Retirement with dignity? The debate on active ageing in Europe | With an ageing population and increased life expectancy, Europe faces a very concrete challenge: how to fund its pension systems. Earlier this year in Brussels, pensioners took to the streets to demand better job security and to oppose the raising of the retirement age. In Europe, some are advocating lowering the retir... | Silvia Martelli | Faced with ageing demographics, Europe is debating whether to raise the age of pension eligibility or to encourage “active” retirement. The goal is to balance social rights with the viability of pension systems. | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-08-15T05:17:32.759Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar6508efac |
Trump and EU leaders pressure Putin ahead of Alaska summit | EU and US leaders have pledged to protect Ukraine and threatened harsher sanctions ahead of Friday's (15 August) high-stakes summit in Anchorage between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. The leaders of Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Ukraine agreed with Trump in a video summit... | Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online. | EU and US leaders have pledged to protect Ukraine and threatened harsher sanctions ahead of Friday's high-stakes US-Russia summit in Anchorage. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-14T07:17:09.029Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ardeccebab |
Israeli registration law used to block aid while Gaza starves, say over 100 charities | More than 100 international aid organisations are demanding Israel allow in crucial aid to Gaza, following its restrictive new registration laws for NGOs. The new restrictions, imposed in March, require charities to submit details of private donors, complete Palestinian staff lists and other sensitive information about... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | More than 100 international aid organisations are demanding Israel allow in crucial aid to Gaza, following new restrictive registration laws for NGOs. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-14T06:00:18.142Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arcd8402dc |
Five EUobserver investigations from 2025 so far you shouldn't miss | Behind the scenes, new defence deals, border technologies, and climate projects are quietly redrawing the lines of European policy and accountability. Over the past few months, EUobserver reporters and collaborators have been working hard to delve beyond official narratives and provide a deeper understanding of the com... | . | Here’s a reminder of some of the investigations you may have missed so far this year — and why they still matter. | [
"EU & the World",
"Investigations"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-14T05:25:29.352Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar4829ba7e |
China retaliates against Lithuanian banks following EU-Russia sanctions | China announced retaliatory sanctions against two Lithuanian banks on Wednesday (13 August), marking an escalation in tensions following the European Union's inclusion of Chinese financial institutions in its latest Russia sanctions package. In a statement signed by the Chinese minister of commerce , Wang Wentao, the m... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | Beijing imposes counter-sanctions on two financial institutions, over the EU’s inclusion of Chinese financial bodies in the latest Russia sanctions package.
| [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-13T07:07:36.690Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar69e9897d |
Over 1,200 die trying to reach Europe in 2025, new UN figures say | Over 1,200 people have died so far this year in their attempts to reach Europe, according to latest UN figures. Published on Tuesday (12 August) by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the 1,236 deaths or people gone missing mostly in the central Mediterranean reflects a persistent trend despite EU cash-for-migrant deals aim... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | Over 1,200 people have died so far this year in their attempts to reach Europe, according to latest UN figures. | [
"Migration"
] | migration | 2025-08-13T06:40:46.847Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/ar2b6052f4 |
Out of the castle: Europe needs to rethink China | Europe’s ancient castles stand as majestic monuments to a divided past. Their towering walls, built to keep 'us' safe from 'them', reveal more than medieval engineering prowess — they embody a defensive worldview that once dominated global politics. Today, as Europe navigates its relationship with China, it faces a cri... | Wen Ying is a Beijing-based international affairs commentator, with articles published in The European Sting and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. | As Europe navigates its relationship with China, it faces a critical choice: will it retreat behind new walls of suspicion, or forge a path of strategic engagement? | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-13T06:36:01.376Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar2bef067d |
As a Syrian refugee in Belgium, I see the EU's erosion of its own values | As someone who arrived in Europe as a refugee years ago and later found a new home within the European Union, I have spent the past decade not only living under the protection of its laws and institutions but studying them with deep interest and hope. I learned the European treaties, the ideas behind the Union’s format... | Alaa Jbour | As someone built a new life in the EU, who is grateful for the second chance I was given in this continent after fleeing away from Syria in 2015, I believe in the EU — not as a perfect institution, but as a bold experiment in peace and cooperation. But belief must be paired with vigilance. | [
"EU & the World",
"Migration",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-13T06:35:18.164Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar58c8d83d |
EU foreign policy chief condemns Israel military campaign as bombing intensifies | The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has condemned Israel's military campaign as reports of bombings in Gaza intensify. "If a military solution was possible, the war would already be over," said Kallas on Monday (11 August) on X. Kallas said the war in Gaza is growing more dangerous by the hour and demanded an imm... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has condemned Israel's military campaign as reports of bombings in Gaza intensify. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-12T07:04:14.284Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar3a80b511 |
Germany's 'Staatsräson' - undermining Schengen, elevating Israel | Permanent border controls are illegal under Schengen rules , which govern much of Europe. As a workaround, participating countries can apply for an “exception” by justifying a need to impose temporary ones. Though these “exceptions” are supposed to be a 'last resort', the European Commission has normalised granting the... | William Noah Glucroft | German officialdom has shown itself not only unbothered by, but openly celebrating its drip-drip dismantling of rule of law. Of late, it can’t even muster the decency to pretend it’s not. | [
"Migration",
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | migration | 2025-08-12T06:46:10.126Z | https://euobserver.com/migration/arcd641ad6 |
Trump delays China tariffs as BRICS leaders strengthen ties | US president Donald Trump has granted a last-minute 90-day delay to a planned hike in import duties on Chinese goods, pushing the deadline to 10 November and narrowly avoiding an immediate escalation in the tariff standoff. The extension was confirmed late Monday (11 August), just hours before the deadline was due to e... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | US president Trump has granted a last-minute 90-day delay to a planned hike in import duties on Chinese goods — as BRICS leaders continue to deepen ties ahead of the UN climate summit in November. | [
"EU & the World",
"Green Economy"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-12T06:45:47.584Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/are27f2ce9 |
War of words - the EU clampdown on plant-based 'bacon, ribs and chicken' | The European Commission proposed banning 29 terms - like "bacon", "ribs" and "chicken" — for use in plant-based products on 16 July. This move comes despite clear European Court of Justice rulings allowing the use of traditional meat terms for clearly labelled plant-based alternatives. Last October, the ECJ ruled that ... | Green REV Institute | The EU Commission has proposed banning 29 terms — like "bacon", "ribs" and "chicken" — for use in plant-based products. The proposal is a direct attack on the plant-based industry and on any attempt at meaningful food system transformation. And it’s been put into place thanks to meat and diary lobbyists. | [
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-11T06:45:39.562Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar4f16df25 |
EU demands Israel amend restrictive new law on NGOs | A group of foreign ministers along with the EU's foreign policy chief have demanded Israel not crack down on international NGOs working on Palestinian issues. A joint-statement issued over the weekend warned against Israel 's recent registration system of international humanitarian organisations. The critics say it wou... | Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010. | A group of foreign ministers plus the EU's foreign policy chief demand Israel amend a law that restricts international NGOs working on Palestinian issues. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-11T05:59:42.517Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arec8f9d1b |
Listen: southern Europe’s locals face the high cost of mass tourism | Summer 2025 is setting new tourism records, but also new tensions. In the sunny south of Europe, local patience is wearing thin. As prices rise and crowds grow, the question is: can southern Europe remain a paradise for tourists without becoming unlivable for its own people? Production: By Europod , in co-production wi... | Evi Kiorri | In this episode, summer 2025 breaks tourism records in southern Europe, but rising costs and crowds spark local tensions over the future of their communities. | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-08-08T10:23:17.901Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/are2656761 |
Listen: debunking the myth behind the crisis of masculinity | Women’s hatred towards men makes the men uncomfortable, but men’s hatred towards women kills women. Last July, a masculinist attack was averted in France. Earlier this year, the Netflix series “Adolescence” showed the world how the narrative of toxic masculinity had swept its way into young men’s heads. All these men p... | Evi Kiorri | This episode examines how the so-called crisis of masculinity emerges during periods of progress in gender equality and women’s rights, often framing men as victims. | [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-08-08T06:53:25.569Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar65ebf872 |
How to launder trees for Russia, under the EU's deforestation directive | The European Union’s landmark Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) was supposed to mark the end of the bloc’s complicity in global deforestation. Instead, it risks being gutted from within. A growing number of member states, led by Austria and Luxembourg, are pushing to introduce a “no-risk” category into the EUDR — an exem... | Earthsight | A growing number of member states, led by Austria and Luxembourg, are pushing to introduce a “no-risk” category into the EUDR — an exemption that would in practice harm both the EU’s deforestation agenda and its sanctions on Russian and Belarusian timber. | [
"EU & the World",
"EU Political",
"Green Economy",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-08T06:38:15.277Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arcb33839c |
Mapping the housing crisis in the Balkans - a plight decades in the making | For the past seven years, Dejana Stosic, a 26-year-old, has been renting in Serbia’s capital after relocating from a small town in the south of the country. Stostic recently found a job with a higher salary as a coordinator at a private company in Belgrade, but the cost of living remains high, and she has no plans to l... | Jovana Matthews | In cities like Belgrade, Tirana, and Pristina, the combined cost of rent and utilities is approaching, or even exceeding, average monthly salaries. The growing gap between supply and demand continues to push real estate and rental prices higher — making housing increasingly unaffordable. | [
"EU & the World",
"Health & Society"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-08T06:36:04.028Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar63fecd5b |
Georgia sparks outcry for jailing journalist for two years | On Wednesday (6 August), a Georgian court sentenced journalist Mzia Amaglobeli to two years in prison for allegedly assaulting a police officer — drawing strong criticism from the EU and press freedom organisations. The EU condemned the verdict and called on Georgian authorities to release Amaglobeli , expressing conce... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | A Georgian court has sentenced journalist Mzia Amaglobeli to two years in prison for allegedly assaulting a police officer, drawing strong condemnation from the EU and press freedom organisations. She is the first female journalist to be jailed in Georgia since the country's independence in 1991. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-07T06:48:27.457Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0765c8a8 |
Listen: The AI race and its environmental cost | Artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek require immense computing power to train and operate. That demand has sparked a global construction boom of data centres, the physical backbone of AI. But as billions are poured into ever-larger facilities, is the world ready for the environmental and energy cost... | Evi Kiorri | In this episode, Evi Kiorri takes a deep dive into the environmental impact of cutting-edge AI technologies like ChatGPT and DeepSeek. | [
"Digital",
"Green Economy"
] | digital | 2025-08-07T06:40:18.637Z | https://euobserver.com/digital/ar01bd9522 |
Brussels goes all-in on competitiveness with sweeping deregulation push | Europe is currently rolling back a wide range of its most ambitious agricultural, climate, and digital laws. The EU Competitiveness Compass , published in January, set out a roadmap for simplification. The goal, according to the commission, is to “nurture Europe’s innate strengths, harness its resources and remove the ... | Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent. | From reporting and defence to chemicals and AI, Europe’s simplification packages are reshaping the regulatory landscape. | [
"Green Economy"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-06T07:03:01.049Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ardf3e61a9 |
When the state turns on its own: Georgia’s civil society under siege | In recent months, the Georgian Dream party has sparked growing international alarm over its accelerating democratic backsliding, characterised by violent suppression of peaceful protests, the imprisonment of political opponents, and the steady dismantling of civil society and independent media. The arrest of journalist... | Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum | Amid escalating state repression, Georgia finds itself at a pivotal turning point. The findings of the Eastern Partnership Index 2025 make one thing clear: under the ruling Georgian Dream party, Georgia is dangerously drifting away from the democratic values and European integration. | [
"EU & the World",
"Rule of Law",
"EU Political",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-06T06:46:21.178Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar6b87bc94 |
Listen: the battle to regulate toxic TFAs | You’ve heard of PFAS, these forever chemicals found on your non-stick pan, in your dishwasher detergent, in your jacket and generally everywhere in your everyday lives. Now meet the trifluoroacetic acid or TFA, probably very dangerous to public health but not regulated or measured in the EU. Now, you might wonder, if o... | Evi Kiorri | In this episode, Evi Kiorri uncovers the hidden threat of TFA — an unregulated, potentially harmful chemical spreading across the EU without monitoring or control. | [
"Green Economy"
] | green-economy | 2025-08-05T16:10:02.377Z | https://euobserver.com/green-economy/ar0b17039f |
Trump’s ultimatum on Ukraine nears endgame | US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow on Wednesday (6 August), according to Russian and US sources cited by Russian news agency TASS — just a few days before US president Donald Trump's deadline for Moscow to end the war. Last week, Trump threatened Russia with sanctions unless the Kremlin agreed to a c... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | Donald Trump's ceasefire deadline approaches as US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Moscow — while Ukraine warns of foreign mercenaries and Nato boosts arms support. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-05T06:58:52.179Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ard389792b |
Corporate lobbyists will weaponise European Parliament's plan for 'impact assessments' | Could the European Parliament be the first legislative body on the planet prepared to pause proceedings to allow for a jury to scrutinise their ideas, using a corporate-friendly methodology? On 15 July 2025 the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) in the parliament voted in favour of introducing ... | Corporate Europe Observatory | Impact assessments have been used by the EU Commission for many years, but until now the European Parliament has been hesitant to introduce them. But this has changed now the EU has enthroned ‘competitiveness’ — ie deregulation and corporate profits — above all other considerations, plus a rightwing majority in the par... | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-05T06:45:57.370Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/ar5706ed3f |
Borrell speaks out on the EU's 'double standards' on Gaza, and US tariff failure | In an interview with EUobserver in Madrid, former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (78) reflects on Europe’s weak geopolitical weight, its divided and questionable response to the war in Gaza, strained transatlantic ties, and the uncertain future of the EU amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The veteran Catalan ... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | In an interview with EUobserver in Madrid, former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell reflects on the EU-US tariff deal ("it didn't work"), the Ukraine war ("it won't end soon"), his Moscow showdown with Sergei Lavrov, and admits the EU has "double standards" on Gaza. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-04T06:40:15.420Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0e1ba256 |
What the debate about subsidising EU media misses | In recent weeks, the debate over public funding for journalism has risen from the ashes once again, this time within the EU public affairs bubble. While at times the tone of the reporting drifted towards clickbait territory , the noise it made had at least one merit: putting the issue back on the table, right when it m... | Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology research group (imec SMIT) | In today’s context, marked by growing market consolidation, public intervention is not only justified but necessary to safeguard media pluralism and diversity. | [
"EU Political",
"Health & Society",
"Opinion"
] | eu-political | 2025-08-04T06:05:59.467Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arf6e13c93 |
EU's Horizon-suspension sanction for Israel 'a bad joke', says Borrell | Suspending Israel's access to the bloc’s Horizon research programme is a “bad joke” in the face of the atrocities unfolding in Gaza, former EU top diplomat Josep Borrell told EUobserver during an interview in Madrid. “If this is the only response the European Commission is capable of in the face of what Israel is doing... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | Suspending Israel's access to the bloc’s Horizon research programme is a “bad joke” in the face of the atrocities unfolding in Gaza, the EU's former chief diplomat Josep Borrell told EUobserver during an interview in Madrid. | [
"EU & the World"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-01T06:48:49.306Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arbc4fc129 |
Three reasons why EU has strategic interest in fair election in Moldova this September | On 28 September, parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova. While this may seem like a minor event on the EU’s periphery, its implications for Europe’s security and political cohesion are far-reaching. Moldova, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, signed an association agreement with the EU in 2014, symbolisin... | lecturer at Leiden University | On 28 September, parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova. While this may seem like a minor event on the EU’s periphery, its implications for Europe’s security and political cohesion are far-reaching. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-01T06:35:12.957Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arccb7b7a5 |
Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine: the ultimate reality check for international law | In spring 2022, three Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine employees — Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov and Vadym Golda — were forcibly detained by Russian-controlled forces in the occupied regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Before that, on 24 February, the day Rus... | Hromadske | In 2025, the continued imprisonment of Ukrainian OSCE staff also reveals something strikingly profound about the state of international law: international institutions meant to safeguard it are not even able to protect their own staff. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-08-01T05:11:43.204Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar47085dc2 |
Listen: Ukraine backtracks on anti-corruption bill after public outcry | In Kyiv, Ukraine’s parliament is set to vote today on a new law that would restore and fix last week's vote on the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, NABU, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and SAPO the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. But can this last minute fix patch up the broken trus... | Evi Kiorri | In this episode, Evi Kiorri explores Ukraine’s parliamentary vote to reverse a controversial law that undermined key anti-corruption bodies, as president Zelenskyy rushes to rebuild public trust and reassure international allies under mounting EU pressure and widespread protests. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-07-31T11:10:55.716Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar2a78776b |
Europe’s mortality map: which diseases are most lethal in each country? | Every year, more than five million people die in European Union countries. The leading cause is cardiovascular disease, which accounts for 32 percent of these deaths. This is followed by cancer, with 22 percent, according to the latest Eurostat data for 2022. That year, Covid-19 still had a significant impact on Europe... | Marta Ley | The leading causes of death in European countries vary widely. For instance, eastern European countries have twice the Spanish death rates from heart disease.
| [
"Health & Society"
] | health-and-society | 2025-07-31T06:42:59.387Z | https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/ar73b1eec7 |
18 EU states seek €127bn defence funding, in a move welcomed by Ukraine | A group of 18 EU countries have officially expressed interest in loans from the European ‘SAFE’ instrument to boost their defence capabilities, in a move that has been welcomed by Ukraine. The €150bn Security Action for Europe (SAFE), launched in May, is a fund offering low-interest loans to EU member states, Ukraine, ... | Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE. | A group of 18 EU member states have officially expressed interest in loans from the European ‘SAFE’ instrument to boost their defence capabilities, in a move that has been welcomed by Ukraine. | [
"EU & the World",
"Ukraine"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-07-31T06:37:22.930Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar586325d7 |
Iceland's confusing upcoming referendum on relations with EU | We got a new government in Iceland last Christmas which among other things aims to organise a referendum on our relations with the EU in 2027 at the latest. The vote will, however, not be about whether Iceland should join the bloc but merely whether a new accession process should be launched to see what Brussels has to... | Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson | Iceland's new government aims to organise a referendum on our relations with the EU — in 2027 at the latest.
The vote will, however, not be about whether Iceland should join the bloc but merely whether a new accession process should be launched to see what Brussels has to offer. | [
"EU & the World",
"Opinion"
] | eu-and-the-world | 2025-07-31T06:27:30.346Z | https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arb98d86ad |
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