EU parliament lets Meta and Google keep scanning users’ messages, in a win for ‘Chat Control’ backers. What it means – and why it matters
First published in Deník N. MEPs have voted on whether Big Tech companies such as Meta, Google and…
Brussels let one small country police Europe’s fintech – and now that guard is backing away – EUobserver
A financial-technology firm serving customers in Lisbon, Warsaw and Berlin can be licensed, and supervised, entirely from Vilnius.…
Brussels just dodged a Brexit‑fuelled airport meltdown with its biometrics U‑turn – EUobserver
Holidaymakers can breathe a sigh of relief after the EU hit the pause button on its new Entry/Exit System (EES) that swaps passports with biometrics. …
Is Berlin about to go from conservative to hard-left? – EUobserver
Long gone are the days when Berlin was “poor but sexy”, the catchphrase of former mayor Klaus Wowereit…
Europol is going rogue – so Brussels is doubling its budget? – EUobserver
Keeping double books, operating in legally-murky areas to escape scrutiny, influencing governments to change laws so their illegal…
Brussels to finalise tougher migrant returns and costly detention centres outside EU – EUobserver
The controversial EU return bill is set for a hasty approval on Wednesday (20 May) among European Commission,…
Brussels photography show challenges gender stereotypes in Ukraine and Caucasus – EUobserver
Against the historic backdrop of Brussels’ Mont des Arts, a new open-air exhibition in Brussels, running until mid-June,…
EU silent on whether Taliban envoys will visit Brussels – EUobserver
The European Commission has declined to confirm whether Taliban representatives will travel to Brussels for talks on deportations…
Belarus attack on a university in Lithuania shows the reach of the Lukashenko regime – EUobserver
Europe would be making a serious mistake if it treated Belarus’s move against the European Humanities University in…
How to save Europe’s postal services – or let them die like Denmark’s – EUobserver
In 1489, the Thurn and Taxis family had an imperial monopoly to carry the mail of Europe’s elites,…
The new ‘Brussels effect’ — learning to be silent on US-Israel to keep funding – EUobserver
I am at the European Anti-Racism Conference, being gently lulled by a compelling vision of an open and…
10 years on from the Brussels bombings, what about the victims? – EUobserver
When mass violence strikes, victims need support immediately. Too often, however, support systems must first wait for a…