France has issued I strong condemnation of a meeting earlier in the week between Italy's deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, and the leadership of the French 'yellow vest' protesters. In a statement on 6 February, a...
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear a legal challenge to the UK government’s bulk surveillance powers. The case is being brought by Liberty, Privacy International, Amnesty International...
Germany's competition regulator has announced it will order Facebook to substantially restrict how it collects and combines data about its users unless they give explicit consent. The German watchdog’s decision...
After half of the EU countries refused to accept the Romanian presidency’s compromise text for the draft Copyright Directive, talks seemed to reach a halt mid-January. Early this week a new compromise was found – but it maintains the threat of censorship.
International Trial Watch – Catalan Referendum Case, a platform composed of experts on human rights issues, reported that more than 10 human rights organisations intend to send international observers to oversee the...
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The former chief prosecutor of Romania’s National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) has been tipped as the favourite to become the European Union’s chief prosecutor. Laura Codruta Kovesi led the DNA during one of its...
The European Commission on Monday presented the results of its fourth assessment on combatting illegal hate speech online. EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said the EU code of conduct set up to counter illegal...
The security threat posed by golden visa schemes is even more serious than the EU is letting on. According to a recent investigation, the EU's report warning of the threats that arise from cash-for-residency programs...
Regardless of how serious the topics were that we dealt with in the 15 episodes of the Survival Guide to Authoritarianism, we had great fun making it. Please enjoy our behind-the-scenes video.
According to the Italian judiciary, the German aid organisation Sea-Watch has not infringed any laws in the rescue of 47 migrants in the Mediterranean. The investigation revealed no evidence of "criminal...
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