France joins EU sanctions pressure on Israel
“The ever and fast deteriorating situation calls for such action [on Israel”, a joint Franco-Swedish proposal said.
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Police will get powers to raid homes in new EU deportation bill
A controversial new clause in the EU’s migration policy overhaul would give police across the bloc the power to enter private homes in search of undocumented migrants facing deportation.
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EU building legal grounds to stop Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ships
The EU has legal grounds to halt at least 16 other dodgy oil tankers if they go into the Baltic Sea, as drone threats add to oil-spill and cable-cutting perils from Russia’s shadow fleet.
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EU funding may reach human rights abusers in north Africa, warns leaked document
EU funds spent abroad to tackle irregular migration may end up benefiting people slapped with international sanctions for rights abuses, according to a leaked internal European Commission document.
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One Russian to get back Austrian hotel in EU sanctions review
Just one small-time businessman is to get his French real estate and Austrian hotel back when the EU rolls over its Russia blacklist, in a defeat for Moscow’s EU lobbyists and lawyers.
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Israeli arms firm could lose EU funds over Gaza drone-kill video
Israeli arms firm Rafael could lose EU grant money after posting a PR clip on X in which its drone, the Spike Firefly, killed a man in Gaza.
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EU document shows flimsy nature of Israel aid deal
A leaked EU document outlines the toothless nature of a Gaza aid “understanding” between the EU and Israel: non-binding, ambiguous, and difficult to monitor.
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EU antisemitism tsar lobbied against Israel sanctions
The high-level EU official was lobbying against Israel sanctions using bogus claims on antisemitism, according to a “sensitive” cable from Tel Aviv leaked to EUobserver.
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Behind the scenes: Khalifa Haftar’s son scuppered EU visit to eastern Libya
Fresh details are emerging into the deportation of EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner and three European ministers earlier this week by authorities in eastern Libya.
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Full text of EU report on Israeli crimes in Gaza
Full text: The EU has corroborated UN allegations that Israel was guilty of “indiscriminate attacks … starvation … torture … [and] apartheid” against Palestinians in a leaked “review”.
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Follow the 77 Russia oil tankers to join EU blacklist
Most of the 77 oil tankers being added to the EU’s blacklist are currently in the Eastern Mediterranean or Middle East — for those who want to track Russian oil-smuggling in real time.
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Leak of EU’s full 2024 Gaza report piles pressure on Israel
The leak of an internal EU paper from 2024 spelling out Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza will make it harder to claim Tel Aviv merits keeping free trade perks.
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EU to ban 25 Russia-oil ships now in Baltic and North seas
Some 25 shortly-to-be-designated ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers are currently in the Baltic Sea or North Sea regions, posing a threat of oil spills and cable-cutting incidents.
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EU names Emirati and Chinese firms in new Russia sanctions
The EU is preparing mini-sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet, Chinese tech firms, Russian sniper rifles, and gold — ahead of another potential Hungary-veto crisis.
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Meet four captains breaking EU ban on Russia’s ‘blood oil’
The identities of four ‘shadow fleet’ captains show the global scale of EU sanctions evasion, as Russian oil income continues to grow.
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Russian-Finnish handshake in Tashkent raises eyebrows at the OSCE
A meeting between the OSCE parliamentary assembly and delegates from Russia has sparked controversy — as it marks Russia’s first engagement with the assembly since the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
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Rightwing MEPs get support for anti-green EU inquiry
The ECR group secured enough signatures to launch a formal inquiry committee into what they call ‘green lobbying’ and the use of EU funds for green NGOs.
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New EU sanctions to strike at Russia’s Tass ‘news’ agency
Russia’s historic Tass news agency is to go offline in the EU and people who run Russia’s oil-tanker ‘shadow fleet’ will be blacklisted in future under new sanctions.
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EU ombudsman spent €35,000 on farewell party
The European Ombudsman’s office hosted a €35,000 farewell party for Emily O’Reilly in September, according to internal documents obtained by EUobserver.
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How the chemical industry pushes to relax EU regulations
The chemical industry in Europe has been using a variety of methods to push back or delay key EU legislation. Released and leaked documents now show how that is done.
