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The commission has warned governments against stoking demand with broad subsidies at a time of acute supply shortage. So how are Europe's biggest economies responding three months in?
Tibetans in Europe risk persecution in China under new ‘ethnic unity’ law
euobserver — EU news that matters
euobserver — EU news that matters
Family of 'Ulm 5' pro-Palestinian activists tell EUobserver of degrading prison conditions, as Germany sells tanks to Israel for Gaza warfare.
Despite a short-term contract ban which came into effect in March, almost 97 percent of the ships that left Russia’s Arctic Yamal site arrived at an EU port.
Arkady Dvorkovich, the head of the FIDE chess federation, should be banned because he "publicly supported" the war in Ukraine, the EU Commission said in its proposal for the 21st round of Russia sanctions, in a second go at scalping Russia's sports supremo.
Cuffs and cages for ‘Ulm 5’ pro-Palestinian activists, as Germany sells tanks to Israel
The aviation industry will probably miss its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. What are the main reasons behind this shortfall, and what could it mean for consumers in terms of airfares, travel options, and environmental impact?
Inconclusive – will EU leaders miss the chance to get tough on China?
‘Come back when you’ve been murdered’: Why is the EU deporting Russian dissidents?
Ukraine drones turning Crimea peninsula into an island (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,566)
euobserver — EU news that matters
The commission has warned governments against stoking demand with broad subsidies at a time of acute supply shortage. So how are Europe's biggest economies responding three months in?
<div><img width="600" height="502" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/1970727988_4c43fc598c_k-600x502.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/1970727988_4c43fc598c_k-600x502.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/1970727988_4c43fc598c_k-1200x1005.jpg 1200w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/1970727988_4c43fc598c_k.jpg 2035w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>As Beijing’s new “ethnic unity” law tightens state control over Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, and other minorities, the EU should show that its “unity in diversity” principle is more than a mere slogan — holding the Chinese government to account for its continued violations of international human rights obligations.
Despite a short-term contract ban which came into effect in March, almost 97 percent of the ships that left Russia’s Arctic Yamal site arrived at an EU port.
<div><img width="600" height="600" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/ulm-5-600x600.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/ulm-5-600x600.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/ulm-5-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/ulm-5.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Family of 'Ulm 5' pro-Palestinian activists tell EUobserver of degrading prison conditions, as Germany sells tanks to Israel for Gaza warfare.
Arkady Dvorkovich, the head of the FIDE chess federation, should be banned because he "publicly supported" the war in Ukraine, the EU Commission said in its proposal for the 21st round of Russia sanctions, in a second go at scalping Russia's sports supremo.
<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-600x400.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://static.euobserver.com/2021/09/5ada617760b0880f9efd74a7d907bd50-2048x1364.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>The first draft of the communique that will be issued after next week's EU leaders' summit does not mention China despite fears of an EU-Sino trade war.
The aviation industry will probably miss its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. What are the main reasons behind this shortfall, and what could it mean for consumers in terms of airfares, travel options, and environmental impact?
<div><img width="600" height="360" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/40151194482_1161ba38f1_o-2-600x360.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/40151194482_1161ba38f1_o-2-600x360.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/40151194482_1161ba38f1_o-2-1200x720.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Russian asylum seekers in EU now faced rejection rates of over 80 percent, despite facing jail or conscription if pushed back home.
