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People Seeking Asylum in Italy are not only Fleeing War

November 16, 2018 • by Roberta Martucci Schiavi, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

There is much more diversity in terms of why people seeking asylum and also where they come from. The Association Carta di Roma provides some answers to important questions about migration.

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More Mass Data Interception Scrutiny Needed – Fresh Report

November 16, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

A new study on legal safeguards against bulk surveillance regimes urges for more judicial oversight in protecting civil rights. The study by technology thinktank Stiftung Neue Verantwortung argues that the recent European Court of Human Rights decision...

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Governments want to Dilute EU Spyware Regulation to Benefit Business

November 16, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

In its attempt to limit the spread of technology used for surveillance, in September 2016 the European Commission published a draft proposal for an improved export controls regime. Export controls are a regulatory tool that allow governments to control...

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Why NGOs Have Stopped Search and Rescue Operations

November 15, 2018 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Since 2014, NGOs have been conducting search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, saving the lives of those fleeing conflict and persecution. Currently, however, no more rescue ships operate in the Central Mediterranean. Why is that so?

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Croatian Rights Chief to Report Police Treatment of Migrants to EU Officials

November 15, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

The Croatian ombudswoman has said she will report police treatment of migrants to EU authorities. Lora Vidović made an unannounced visit to a police station in Donji Lapac in September to review records on the treatment of migrants, but her request was...

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Rule of Law: Romanian Government Representative Showed Middle Finger to Brussels

November 15, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Florin Iordache, the deputy speaker from the ruling Social Democrat Party in Romania literally showed his middle finger in reaction to the European Commission’s request to immediately suspend ongoing judicial reforms. Brussels fears these reforms resem...

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Italian Journalists Respond with Fury to M5S "Whores" Insult

November 14, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

After leaders of the Italian populist Five Star Movement (M5S) called journalists “jackals” and “whores” Italian press unions have called on journalists to join protests. Journalists’ unions, FNSI and Usigrai organised flash mobs on Tuesday in major It...

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Hungarian Government Uses Underhand Tactics to Limit Freedom of Assembly

November 14, 2018 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

If a restrictive new act on public gatherings on national holidays is accepted, the Hungarian government will have found another way to seriously restrict freedom of assembly, according to the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union.

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Brussels Goes After Romania on Corruption Ahead of EU Presidency

November 14, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

The Romanian government should “immediately suspend” efforts to reform the judicial system and criminal code, and appoint a new anti-corruption prosecutor – the European Commission (EC) said in its annual report on the administration of justice in Roma...

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Research: Corruption Hinders Democracy in Eastern Europe

November 14, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Support for democracy has fallen in ex-communist Eastern European countries since 2006 a study by the German Economic Institute suggests. Researchers warn that the progress the region has achieved since the fall of the Iron curtain is at risk primarily...

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People Seeking Asylum in Italy are not only Fleeing War

More Mass Data Interception Scrutiny Needed – Fresh Report

Governments want to Dilute EU Spyware Regulation to Benefit Business

Why NGOs Have Stopped Search and Rescue Operations

Croatian Rights Chief to Report Police Treatment of Migrants to EU Officials

Rule of Law: Romanian Government Representative Showed Middle Finger to Brussels

Italian Journalists Respond with Fury to M5S "Whores" Insult

Hungarian Government Uses Underhand Tactics to Limit Freedom of Assembly

Brussels Goes After Romania on Corruption Ahead of EU Presidency

Research: Corruption Hinders Democracy in Eastern Europe

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