Is the next EU budget about to torpedo social care in Europe? – EUobserver
The European Commission’s proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034 risks weakening one of the…
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EU warns of worker shortage as population ages – and says migration is now a ‘necessity’ – EUobserver
A third of all Europeans are expected to be of retirement age in 2050, according to a new…
The EU can ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Here’s how – EUobserver
After months of foot-dragging, the European Commission on Thursday (10 July) finally put out options to restrict EU…
At 11 percent, the EU’s gender pay gap is nothing less than economic violence against women – EUobserver
Equal pay has been a founding principle of the European Union for almost 70 years. It is written…
One bigger EU budget beats 27 national ones, Serafin tells frugal states – EUobserver
EU budget commissioner Piotr Serafin told the bloc’s so-called ‘frugal’ member states to rethink their push for a…
The EU’s Russia-veto problem has moved – from Orbán to Bulgaria’s Radev – EUobserver
For years, Brussels treated the obstruction of EU policy on Russia as a Hungarian problem. Viktor Orbán’s government…
Inside Slovakia’s escalating war on NGOs – EUobserver
The environment for human rights defenders, though rarely favourable in Slovakia, is getting worse. Pressure against NGOs has…
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…
Many centre-left European governments turn to hard-right polcies — with little reward – EUobserver
In Slovenia, Robert Golob’s centre-left Freedom Movement won national elections in March 2026 after introducing the so-called ‘Šutar law‘,…
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[Interview] Moldova races for EU membership by 2030: ‘We owe this chance to Ukrainians’, minister says – EUobserver
Moldova is one of the countries in line to enter the European Union. For more than 12 months,…
Hungary’s conundrum: undoing Orbán – without becoming Orbán – EUobserver
I was in Budapest for the extraordinary election weekend. There was the party, the elation, the hope, once…
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,…