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Among all EU countries, Germany has by far welcomed the highest number of refugees since 2015. The majority is from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Their path to social inclusion is complicated but not impossible.

The Central European University (CEU) in Budapest says it has officially been forced out of Hungary by the authoritarian Orban government, after a weekend deadline to reach an agreement passed. "We can no longer...

While the public’s attention was focused on the absurd ‘Holocaust law’, Poland’s government pulled a fast one and rammed through legislative changes that it cared far more about.

The founder of the MeToo movement says the campaign she began more than a decade ago is now "unrecognisable" to her. In a speech at a recent TEDWomen talk in Palm Springs, Tarana Burke lamented the media backlash...

A Spanish far-right party has made stunning gains in regional elections after campaigning against migration. The success of the Vox party in Sunday's regional election is the latest nationalist breakthrough in Europe....

French parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill titled "corporal punishment or humiliation" that would ban parents from smacking their children. Now its up to the French Senate to give a final...

The local council of Troia has gone against the xenophobic grain in Italy by unanimously approving a motion to provide foreigners' children born in Italy with Italian citizenship.

EU decision-makers should ensure that the new regulation on copyright complies with human rights including specific safeguards to protect free speech.

In a first for an EU member state, Luxembourg has decided to legalize recreational cannabis. The three parties in the government coalition announced during a joint press conference that the drug would be made legal...