London’s luxury “Moscow-on-Thames” has transformed from a Russian oligarch haven into a graveyard of frozen assets. Driven by historical financial deregulation and “golden visas,” billions in property now sit in disrepair due to post-2022 sanctions. Experts warn that despite transparency reforms, London remains a global playground for opaque wealth.
For journalists, access to the internet is central to reporting the news. When governments shut it down, reporters find ways around the blackout, but the work comes at a cost. Here are the experiences of journalists working in Iran, India, Ethiopia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
“[Viktor Orbán] is deliberately looking for enemies in Ukraine, but Ukraine has never been an enemy to Hungary,” says Borys Filatov, the 54-year-old mayor of Dnipro, a. major industrial city some 100km from the war’s frontline.
Crowds pack the historic square of Eger on Tuesday, as Viktor Orbán campaigns like a rock star, drawing cheers and criticism alike. Supporters praise stability; sceptics cite failing services and demand change. With rival Péter Magyar gaining ground, Hungary’s election race reveals a country split between loyalty, fear, and growing political tension.
Samuel Nyabyenda Kwizera, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and a professional dancer, is married to a Belgian national with whom he has two Belgian children. His life was upended and his family torn apart after Belgian authorities allegedly tampered with his Rwandan passport.
Donald Trump is inspiring European states to consider how to avoid the omnipresent services of US tech giants in everyday life.
Ukraine’s agriculture industry has faced numerous challenges since Russia’s 2022 invasion. While farmers have battled to maintain production, Ukraine’s exports have caused friction with EU member states. What began as an emergency lifeline for a country at war has evolved into a structural shift — one now testing political solidarity inside the EU.
Europe faces escalating flood disasters driven by warming seas and extreme rainfall, killing communities and hitting the poor hardest, while fragmented policies, uneven data, and weak adaptation leave countries unprepared, an investigation in six countries shows.
Greenland’s young prime minister faces intense scrutiny, stressing sovereignty as a red line, openness to dialogue, environmental laws, Nato ties, and fatigue over threats and media attention.
Tourism is severely damaging posidonia meadows across the Mediterranean, vital carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots. Weak enforcement, inconsistent laws, and uncontrolled anchoring threaten their survival, despite limited restoration and protection efforts.
Displaced Ukrainians with disabilities face severe barriers to mobility, healthcare, and services amid the war. Local coordinators and international support provide assistive devices, accessible transport, and advocacy, linking inclusion to postwar recovery.
In the run-up to the 2024 European Parliament elections, several far-right political parties in France, Italy and Belgium used unlabelled generative AI content to influence voters — despite having pledged to respect ethical campaigning standards.
Selected by our small team of reporters and editors, these are the 10 articles (investigations, analysis, exclusives, opinion and columns) we thought best showed the breadth, depth, and originality of EUobserver over 2025, and its quest for unique, investigative, off-diary stories about European politics.
The collapse of the Bulgarian government last week following massive anti-graft protests puts in sharp relief a state captured by deep corruption that has for years served the interests of a ruling elite.
Nuclear waste is accumulating worldwide as permanent repositories lag behind. Bulgaria is facing rising spent-fuel stocks and limited storage, while European nations struggle with delayed disposal projects. Recycling offers potential but remains slow to advance.
Some 26 years on, among financial insecurity and gender taboos, the challenges facing widows and survivors of Kosovo’s war serve as a warning for other conflicts.
Spain’s 2021 ‘Rider Law’ reclassified food couriers as employees, in a landmark for gig-worker rights. But despite progress, riders such as Fernando García in Madrid, and others in the EU, still face an uphill struggle.
Around 600,000 women in EU countries have undergone some form of genital mutilation. But most cases remain hidden, where it is estimated that only about three percent of women who have suffered female genital mutilation appear in hospital records.
Some EU embassies are instantly briefing hundreds of reporters 24/7 via WhatsApp groups, in a love-hate relationship with digital diplomacy.
Ukraine had a demographic problem even before Russia’s full-scale invasion — but the war is turning a crisis into a catastrophe.
