4+ hour, 42+ min 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…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (709+ 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: The 2025 PISA results were published a few…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (804+ words) Ukraine is facing a financial gap of $27bn [€24bn] to survive the rest of the year, at a time when Russia’s continuous attacks and Kyiv’s shortage of air defences have shrunk the country’s economy and made living in Ukrainian cities very difficult....

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1699+ words) The Russian state has so far spent 30 percent more money on the military this year than it did last year. When Russian president Vladimir Putin recently spoke at an economic conference in Vladivostok, he sought to create the impression that…...

11+ hour, 28+ min ago   (681+ words) Home to the bean goose, the smew and the whooping swan – and one of the last refuges in Finland for the ruff (pictured above) – the Viiankiaapa mire in Finland is sadly under threat. One of the last pristine “aapa mire…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (380+ words) Last weekend (5 September), the Mission of China to the EU and the Euroclub jointly hosted the China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Tournament in Brussels. Ambassador Cai Run, head of the Mission of China to the EU and Didier Leroy, vice-president of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (274+ words) Beyond pure pricing, quality criteria should play a key role in awarding public contracts across Europe, according to a new proposal unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday (9 September). “The new standard is the best value for money, rather than…...

1+ day, 3+ 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…...

1+ day, 5+ 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…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (891+ words) Russia claims to have created a large encirclement in the Kharkiv region, but only it can see it. This was how the Russian Telegram channel Rybar described the situation in the north-eastern part of the Kharkiv region on Tuesday evening....