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Four ways to degrade Orbán's EU veto

3 days ago | euobserver.com | Andrew Rettman

Trade law, national law, border security, and forced toilet breaks: The EU has ways to break Hungary's veto — both legal and political. When the Russia-friendly and pro-Israel Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán sits down with EU leaders at their summit in Brussels on Thursday (26 June), his list of ongoing vetoes and veto threats will by now include: a join... Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.
EU lets Israel make nice on Gaza, despite damning report

4 days ago | euobserver.com | Andrew Rettman

Israel could avoid trade sanctions if it let food into Gaza, forgiving it past crimes of "starvation ... apartheid", EU foreign ministers indicated in Brussels on Monday (23 June). The EU's association treaty with Israel "shouldn't be suspended", but the humanitarian situation in Gaza "must be addressed", said German foreign minister Johann Wadephul. <... Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week. Already a member?
Israel decision, Nato & EU summits, Budapest Pride in focus This WEEK

5 days ago | euobserver.com | Elena Sanchez |Elena Sánchez |Elena Sánchez Nicolás
Full text of EU report on Israeli crimes in Gaza

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Andrew Rettman

The EU has corroborated UN allegations that Israel is guilty of "indiscriminate attacks ... starvation ... torture ... [and] apartheid" against Palestinians in a leaked "review". The "restricted", eight-page EU foreign service document was circulated to member states' embassies in Brussels on Friday (20 June) and has been leaked here in full for the first time... Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.
Israel violated EU pact on human rights, review says

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Andrew Rettman

Israel has formally violated its EU treaty due to human rights abuses, marking a watershed in relations. Its violation of the EU-Israel association agreement was set forth in a "review" by EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas, which was circulated to EU embassies in Brussels on Friday (20 June).
African finance deals show 'new dynamism' to EU ties, says von der Leyen

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Martina Geiger-Gerlach - Eyes wide shut, trying to photograph the European Dream

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Elena Sanchez |Elena Sánchez |Nikolaj Nielsen

A public opinion poll earlier this year suggests the vast majority of European citizens look to the EU to protect them against global challenges and security risks. The demands are immense. Several million refugees fled to the European Union after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2023. The US, under the increasingly autocratic leadership of Donald Trump, is threatening to annex Greenland, as he trashes a decades-old transatlantic alliance and launches a global trade war.
EU bans Chinese firms from medical-devices market in new trade row

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
PM Sánchez cornered: What's happening in Spain?

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Elena Sanchez |Elena Sánchez |Elena Sánchez Nicolás

Spain is in political turmoil. A new corruption scandal has once again shaken the government in Madrid, with prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s party (PSOE) facing its worst crisis since he came to power in 2018. High-ranking officials of Sánchez's PSOE have allegedly been involved in a massive corruption scheme involving irregular awarding of public contracts in exchange for kickbacks.
‘Nazi’, ‘kosher’, ‘Green party’: how EU institutions and firms misused ad-targeting on X

1 week ago | euobserver.com | Alejandro Tauber

What do “Marine le Pen”, “Nazi”, “FEMYSO”, “#EvaKaili”, “communism,” “Viktor Orban” and “Christianity” have in common? At first glance, not much, which makes it all the more puzzling why X users who’ve shown an interest in these topics or figures were purposefully excluded from seeing ads run by the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) at the European Commission between September 2023 and May 2025.