EU’s Arctic oil-and-gas pledge leaves a Norway-sized loophole euobserver.com/244472/eus-ar…

MEPs defy frugal capitals by seeking €7bn more for the EU’s popular Erasmus+ student scheme euobserver.com/244456/meps-d…

Russia's suspected drone attacks are threatening Ukraine's grain exports. The EU wants to protect them, but sending warships may be a step too far. 🚢 After six attacks on ships in just 10 days, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has backed a naval mission in the Black Sea. The stakes go far beyond Ukraine. Kyiv is losing an estimated €60 million a day in exports, while disruptions to grain shipments threaten food supplies in countries that depend on them. In our article, we look at the military challenges, political calculations and wider consequences of the Black Sea crisis. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments :) 🔗 Read more at euobserver.com 👉 euobserver.com/243857/eu-unl…

Drones buzz overhead and enemy wi-fi everywhere: Ukrainian veterans describe how they survived in Russia’s ‘kill zone’ (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,701) euobserver.com/244400/drones…

A bigger EU border force Frontex is set to be unveiled with emphasis on deportations euobserver.com/244422/a-bigg…

MEPs back three-year methane delay, triple what the EU Commission wanted euobserver.com/244375/meps-b…

🇮🇱 What happens to a democracy when an entire generation has known politics through one leader? 🇭🇺 “I’m 42, and I’ve spent my entire adult life held captive by Bibi.” These words from an Israeli woman capture something that goes beyond Benjamin Netanyahu himself: the feeling of living in a political system where everything revolves around one person. As Israel prepares for elections on 27 October, Hungary offers an interesting parallel. After 16 years under Viktor Orbán, the country is entering a new political chapter. But replacing a leader and changing the political system built around them are two very different things. In our latest opinion, Tibor Dessewffy explores what Hungary's experience can teach Israel about political change, democratic institutions and the lasting impact of personalised power. Because democracy is about more than who governs. It's also about whether politics can exist beyond them. 🔗 Read the full opinion at euobserver.com 👉 euobserver.com/243796/im-42-…

International Criminal Court wins EU’s top human rights prize in defiance of Trump’s sanctions euobserver.com/244343/intern…

Italian MEP on hunger strike over humanitarian crisis in Russian-occupied Oleshky euobserver.com/244283/italia…

Brussels is moving to ban street advertising by fossil-fuel firms – the EU officials who live there should take note euobserver.com/243679/brusse…

Serbia’s election: can a student-led movement of hope overcome Vučić’s hollowed-out political system? euobserver.com/244185/serbia…

Polish parliament liberalises abortion law – but conservative president likely to veto changes euobserver.com/244109/polish…

Spain is heading into a snap election. But the parties on the left are heading into it divided. 🇪🇸 With the 29 November vote approaching, parties to the left of Pedro Sánchez's Socialists have failed to agree on a common electoral platform. Meanwhile, the centre-right People's Party has left open the possibility of governing with the far-right Vox. In our latest opinion, Elena Sánchez Nicolás looks at how internal rivalries and political disagreements have prevented Spain's left from presenting a united alternative. And the stakes go beyond party politics. The fragmentation raises questions about political representation, coalition-building and the direction of Spanish politics after the election. 🔗 Read the full opinion at euobserver.com 👉 euobserver.com/243589/why-sp…

EU prosecutors raid far-right Patriots for Europe offices in Brussels and Strasbourg over alleged misuse of parliament funds euobserver.com/244196/eu-pro…

‘Project Fear’ didn’t work, so why do we keep demonising far-right and left voters? euobserver.com/244150/projec…

Europe's young people are demanding a future. But too often, politics is offering them someone to blame instead. 🇪🇺 Across Europe, young people are protesting unaffordable housing, cuts to education and growing economic insecurity. Yet as these frustrations deepen, political debates are increasingly dominated by migration, national identity and security — issues often framed through fear rather than solutions. In our latest opinion, Shada Islam argues that this is more than a failure to listen. It's a political choice about which concerns get attention, and whose voices are left out. 🔗 Read the full opinion at euobserver.com 👉euobserver.com/243936/europe…

EU looks to UK, Canada, and Japan to plug €70bn hole in funding for Ukraine’s 2027 war effort euobserver.com/244118/eu-loo…

Human cost of Putin’s war emerging in ‘death fields’ of Russian soldiers in Dobropillia (Ukraine Battlefield update, day 1,700) euobserver.com/244153/human-…

[Interview] ‘I hear MEPs says Muslims are a threat, with no consequences. I say Free Palestine and I’ll be arrested’. MEP Benedetta Scuderi warns protest repression is being normalised in Europe euobserver.com/244013/interv…

EU governments want to cut foreign aid by 17%. MEPs want to increase it by €25 billion instead. 🇪🇺 Europe's next budget is becoming a political battleground. While the Irish EU presidency has proposed €38bn in cuts to the bloc's foreign spending, MEPs are pushing back — calling for more funding for humanitarian aid, Gaza's reconstruction and countries seeking EU membership. In our latest article, Benjamin Fox looks at the growing clash between EU governments and Parliament and what it means for Europe's future priorities. 🔗 Read more at euobserver.com 👉 euobserver.com/243706/meps-r…