In my erstwhile role as an EU researcher over seven years, I read The EU Observer on a daily basis.
Interestingly, this heavily EU-leaning body was always more likely to write the unvarnished truth of any given situation than a certain left-leaning UK newspaper which began its life in Manchester.
I always thought that, like the BBC however, The EU Observer, was always very careful in what it opted not to bring to the public's attention.