As short-term rental regulations grow, investors are shifting towards so-called 'mid-term' accommodation. With legal frameworks often ignoring rentals longer than 30 days, rising demand from students and mobile workers has created a new haven for real-estate capital — deepening pressure on housing markets.

The EU is to blacklist its first-ever Russia oil-smuggling sea captain, as well as further action on Russian oil prices and tankers.

Some of those who have gone back have found themselves without jobs, healthcare, or other basic services. This is why the UNHCR are urging EU countries to extend temporary protection at least until March 2027.  

Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.

Today, we kick off an anniversary campaign to convince new supporting members to join EUobserver's mission of providing the information citizens need to safeguard EU democracy.

Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.