EU Observer media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give EU Observer one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 33 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is EU Observer biased?
The rating organisations do not give EU Observer one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is EU Observer left or right?
The rating organisations do not give EU Observer one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is EU Observer reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for EU Observer are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What EU Observer has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with EU Observer’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats must pick up four seats in both the House and Senate to alter the trade debate, with Senator Ron Wyden urging repeal of Canada tariffs. The Trump administration says it will keep its tariff-driven agenda and rely more on executive actions.
EU Observer reported it asLame duck or angry duck? Europe’s leadership largely silent on Trump’s election disaster, fearing backlash (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
The Multinational Force for Ukraine (MNF-U), led by France and the UK, is conducting its first major exercise, Koalicja, in Poland from November 9-22. Approximately 2,800 soldiers from ten nations are participating to test the force's deployment and operational capabilities.
EU Observer reported it asWhat is Europe’s military exercise in Poland really for? (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
EU Observer reported it asWhat Cary, a small town in North Carolina, means for US mid-term elections and everyone else in Europe (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
The European Commission has introduced a framework for climate resilience, mandating EU countries to create national strategic plans. These plans will address adaptation to a projected global temperature increase of 2 to 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, with monitoring linked to the European Semester.
EU Observer reported it asis the European Commission’s climate resilience plan enough? (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
EU Observer reported it asFinnish president Stubb joins list of EU leaders seeking to tame Putin, in a 90-minute Kremlin phone call that caused a rift with Denmark (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
EU Observer reported it asBrazil’s Lula survives Bolsonaro scare, safeguarding EU democratic ally on climate and trade (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
EU Observer reported it asTHIS WEEK: the EU’s new Canada offer, cash for farmers and Russia’s Lavrov returns to G20? (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Spain's far-left parties did not form a united electoral coalition for the November 29 snap election. The deadline for registering alliances passed on October 17, with parties presenting separate candidate lists, potentially impacting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's chances of forming a governing majority.
EU Observer reported it asWhy Spain’s Left missed the chance to unite ahead of November’s snap election (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
France and Germany have reached an agreement on the future of the European automotive industry. The deal proposes a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions for new cars by 2035, deviating from the initial 100% target, and includes provisions to boost European production.
EU Observer reported it asEurope’s new Franco-German auto deal will protect combustion engines, not European jobs (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Kyiv will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demand not to strike Russian oil refineries. He met European leaders in Brussels to rally support as relations with Washington have soured.
EU Observer reported it asZelensky urges unity, more money for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia ahead of key summit with EU leaders (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, with President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring an end to an energy truce. The move follows a unilateral ceasefire proposal by former US President Donald Trump, which was not confirmed by Russia or Ukraine.
EU Observer reported it asZelensky has had enough. Ukrainians strike refineries again — without Starlink (Ukraine Battlefield update, day 1,694) (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
EU Observer reported it asMusk joins Trump and Putin’s new axis of evil, as Starlink grounds Ukraine’s medium-range drones (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,693) (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
A naked, gold-plated statue of Donald Trump, titled 'Orange Plague' or 'King of Injustice', is on display in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the sculpture depicts Trump on the shoulders of a man, holding a golf club. The exhibition was organised by Danish Left MEP Per Clausen and will remain until Thursday.
EU Observer reported it as‘When you laugh at a dictator, you take away his power’: Artist behind viral naked Trump statue speaks out (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
August Hanning, former chief of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason. He is accused of passing nearly 2,000 sensitive documents to his former office manager for financial gain.
EU Observer reported it asGerman ex-spy chief arrested over espionage and treason allegations involving leaked BND files (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29. The move comes after his government's housing proposals were rejected by the Congress of Deputies, a defeat that has led to speculation about Sánchez's political future.
EU Observer reported it asSpain’s 54-day sprint to the polls: can Sánchez’s housing gamble stop the far-right from entering into government? (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that the government will introduce a maximum number of foreign students per class. She also stated that parents of foreign students with integration issues will be required to learn Italian and that burqa and niqab will be banned in schools.
EU Observer reported it asIn Italy’s schools, Meloni makes migrant kids pay the price for her culture war (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
EU member states have provisionally agreed to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. Ukraine's Foreign Minister stated this move is unacceptable and would send the wrong message to Moscow.
EU Observer reported it asFrance bullies EU into delisting top Russian oligarch, angering allies in last-minute showdown (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
The UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway have jointly condemned Russia's elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories. They labelled the vote a 'sham' and a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty, stating it cannot alter the territories' status under international law.
EU Observer reported it asWhy does Putin bother with elections when everybody knows they are a sham? Russia expert explains weekend vote – and how it may escalate war (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of potential Russian drone and missile strikes against countries supporting Ukraine. He stated these actions could be designed to test NATO's Article 5 commitment, a warning echoed by Norway's Prime Minister.
EU Observer reported it asPolish leader Tusk exposes classified figures on sky-high Ukrainian casualties (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,667) (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
EU Observer reported it asEU plans Europe‑wide social media age limits, but can Brussels really police Big Tech? (opens EU Observer in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Association without lucrative purposeunknowndirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Brussels, Belgium
- Official site
- euobserver.com
- Seen publishing on
- euobserver.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 33
- Reports listed
- 33
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
33 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 13 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and EU Observer ran the story anyway.
Across the 33 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than EU Observer’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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