[Agenda] EU leaders gather in Brussels for a special two-day summit this week, while MEPs will prepare for the last plenary session of the legislature. In Italy, G7 foreign affairs ministers will convene from Wednesday to Friday. euobserver.com/agenda/158349

Major Western nations have condemned Iran's retaliatory strike on Israel, with EU foreign ministers to hold snap talks on Tuesday amid fears of escalation. euobserver.com/world/158353

EU and UK negotiators said that a new post-Brexit settlement for Gibraltar was just weeks away from completion following four-way talks in Brussels on Friday (12 April). euobserver.com/eu-political/1…

Belgian spies have evidence MEPs took Russian money, Belgium's prime minister has said, while announcing a potentially explosive judicial inquiry. euobserver.com/world/158351

[Brussels Dispatches] Less than 10 weeks away from the European elections, the integrity of public debate is even more in the spotlight. euobserver.com/opinion/158350

[Opinion] We must make Amazon pay decent wages and ensure workers' rights — to treat employees like humans, not robots, write S&D MEP Agnes Jongerius and Oliver Roethig of UNI Europa euobserver.com/opinion/158341

170 environmental groups urged the EU Commission to stand firm on implementing the bloc's landmark anti-deforestation legislation — despite recent industry pushbacks and concerns from African states. euobserver.com/green-economy/…

China's Two Sessions provided an important window into Chinese economic resilience and opportunities in the global market, with a strong message for more cooperation among trading partners. euobserver.com/stakeholders/1…

EU aid spending dropped by nearly eight percent, according to new data published on Thursday. euobserver.com/ukraine/158345

MEPs have urged intelligence services to publish the names of who was paid by Russia, while pointing fingers at the EU's far-right. euobserver.com/world/158344

[Analysis] Majority of MEPs call for rescinding controversial SME envoy appointment and a new, more transparent, process — raising questions about the leadership style and re-election chances of EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen euobserver.com/eu-elections/1…

[Opinion] Defeated far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has given various reasons for sheltering at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia — none of them make sense , writes Raphael Tsavkko Garcia euobserver.com/opinion/158329

[Stakeholder] Some groups on the right of the EU political spectrum are openly putting into question the need for this major investment instrument, risking depleting cohesion funds aimed at investment for the future. By MEP Marcos Ros Sempere of S&D Group euobserver.com/stakeholders/1…

I argued 2yrs ago: EU sanction against oligarchs might be morally justified, but enacting measures due to assoc. w. the war is problematic if proof of involvement is difficult to evidence.
The 'proof' problem with EU sanctions — and how to fix it.
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[Investigation] Far-right parties are set to win big in June's European elections. Populist support is on the rise, not least in rural communities, as a 'geography of discontent' sweeps the continent. euobserver.com/eu-elections/1…

[Interview] The EU should use 'all means' possible to end the violence in Gaza, including sanctions, a peace conference, and a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Belgian development minister Caroline Gennez (Caroline Gennez) told EUobserver. euobserver.com/world/158333

Oxfam demands more action from MEPs, as the EU governments lose €33 million every hour in unpaid taxes from Europe's super-rich euobserver.com/green-economy/…

According to a new report, Russian overseas gas exports could be cut by 60 percent without endangering European energy security, potentially cooling Moscow's plans to double Arctic gas production by 2030. euobserver.com/green-economy/…

MEPs gave their final approval for on Wednesday (10 April) to the EU's long-delayed immigration and asylum pact, which EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen heralded as a 'huge achievement for Europe'. euobserver.com/migration/1583…

Two Russian bankers have come closer to wriggling off the EU blacklist due to flimsy evidence, auguring badly for similar court rulings expected before summer euobserver.com/world/158335