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Early poll suggests Swedes reject far-right party in election
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (350+ words) Swedish voters appear to have ousted incumbent prime minster Ulf Kristerssen in a blow to both him and the far-right party he aimed to govern with. A poll by the SVT public broadcaster on Sunday (13 September) showed Kristerssen’s liberal-rightwing bloc…...
Cleared in Greek border case, Austrian activist now sues EU data chief over Europol record – EUobserver
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (363+ words) The EU’s data protection watchdog is being sued and accused of shielding Europe’s police agency Europol, in a case that could have wide reaching repercussions for human rights defenders and activists. “I’ve lived in a state of emergency for almost…...
Ukraine’s financial crisis resurrects Europe’s bitter dilemma on Russian frozen assets
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (804+ words) Ukraine is facing a financial gap of $27bn [€24bn] to survive the rest of the year, at a time when Russia’s continuous attacks and Kyiv’s shortage of air defences have shrunk the country’s economy and made living in Ukrainian cities very difficult....
‘I’m not interested’: Czech PM Babiš on EU conflict of interest probe over Agrofert company
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (307+ words) First published in Deník N. According to the European Commission, Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš may still have a conflict of interest — and that transferring the Agrofert holding company into a trust fund does not resolve the problem. The commission…...
Listen: Can the EU really make housing more affordable?
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (711+ words) EUobserver is proud to have an editorial partnership with Europod to co-publish the podcast series “Briefed” hosted by Léa Marchal. The podcast is available on all major platforms. Find the full transcript below: In the first quarter of 2026 alone, rents…...
Revealed: Inside the Israeli campaign to derail European university boycotts
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1626+ words) A little over a year after the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza conflict, an official in the European Commission’s research agency was sent a letter from a legal firm in Brussels. Specialists in European law and with offices a short distance…...
Disillusioned but dependent: new poll shows Europeans doubt EU’s future yet still seek its protection
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (239+ words) A new study has found most Europeans are disillusioned about the future of the continent. Co-published with the European Cultural Foundation, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) survey published on Wednesday (9 September) reveals a general lack of confidence in…...
After Saxony-Anhalt, will Germany now consider banning the AfD? – EUobserver
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (707+ words) Anybody hoping German chancellor Friedrich Merz would respond to the far-right Alternative für Deutschland victory in Saxony-Anhalt with a clear sense of direction probably came out of Monday’s (7 September) press conference disappointed. He vowed to continue his economic reform programme,…...
A Serbia that mourns Mladić and rallies behind Vučić cannot join the European Union
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (237+ words) “The EU is feeding the little octopus [Serbia] to try to pull it away from the giant one [Russia],” Kosovar politician (and now prime minister) Albin Kurti told EUobserver in Pristina in September 2011, in his assessment of the EU’s enlargement…...
‘Hidden zone of violence’: investigators trace over 100 migrant deaths to Poland–Belarus border regime
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (326+ words) Among the dead following a pushback in the Polish forests was a 38-year old mother from Iraq. Her 24-week old unborn baby had also died. A boy, 16 years old, also perished in a separate pushback. His family said he was…...