12+ hour, 21+ min ago  (592+ words) Israel has damaged at least "150m of European taxpayer-funded structures in Gaza and the West Bank, but not paid back one euro, amid concern its impunity will cause further destruction. The European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis ("50. 5m) and the Southern Gaza…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago  (698+ words) EU leaders met on Friday (19 June) to discuss the bloc's next seven-year budget, which is expected to become one of the most contentious negotiations of the year. While governments agreed on innovations to combine funding streams and invest more in…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1404+ words) Welcome to the Russian world " nuclear bombs in every other sentence, inability to distinguish cause from effect, and other mental crashes. "In Moscow, many people finally realised that there was a war going on," the Russian Telegram channel Notes of…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago  (830+ words) Keeping double books, operating in legally-murky areas to escape scrutiny, influencing governments to change laws so their illegal activities are legalised " these aren't just plot points from The Sopranos or another mob thriller but seemingly the playbook of EU's police…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (266+ words) In conclusions agreed earlier this week, EU ministersdescribedthe Global Gateway as a "positive and comprehensive offer. " But details on projects and how they areactually financedhave been thin on the ground. The 27said that there was a "need for clearer and more…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago  (658+ words) EUobserver is proud to have an editorial partnership with Europod to co-publish the podcast series "Briefed" hosted by L'a Marchal. The podcast is available onall major platforms. Find the full transcript below: On Wednesday, the new social media platform W…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (393+ words) Our weekly digest of Hungarian politics continues, as we report on the aftermath of April's election and on the early days of the new Tisza government. This week we cover:" At Thursday's (18 June) summit in Brussels, EU leaders are expected…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (527+ words) Late one night in April 2025, a Colombian private military contractor was leaving the United Arab Emirates under unusual circumstances. "They brought us in hidden, clandestinely, through the back of the airport," he told me. "It was very hidden." He was…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (350+ words) Continuously spooked by migrant arrivals from Libya, the European Commission is now seeking to further reinforce frontier borders with regimes throughout much of north Africa. In a letter addressed to national capitals ahead of Thursday's (18 June) EU summit in Brussels,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1260+ words) Ukrainian superiority is temporary; Russia is trying to shorten it to a minimum with advanced solutions, but also with bizarre decisions. "In the next six months we will have superiority," Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said this week. It is…...