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Why did the European Commission decide to take Poland to court over the forced retirement of Polish judges? Here's an explainer so you can stay up-to-date on the EU’s struggle to uphold democratic values in its member countries.
Romanian prosecutors on Friday indicted three senior police chiefs for coordinating the violent response on anti-government protesters on August 10. Police action left hundreds wounded after tear gas and excessive...
British spy agencies GCHQ, MI5, and MI6 unlawfully collected data on UK based NGO Privacy International (PI), which has since written to the UK’s home secretary calling for action against spy agencies. The revelation...
An internet firm in Sweden broke gender discrimination rules by using the popular "distracted boyfriend" meme which is widely used online. In the advertisement, a young man is ogles a woman while his girlfriend looks...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she regrets how she handled the recent political scandal involving the country's top spy. Hans-Georg Maassen, the former domestic intelligence chief, was effectively promoted after...
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A French man has been given the first fine under a new law against street harassment. He has to pay 300 euros after slapping a woman's behind while standing in line for a bus. He also made lewd remarks about her...
Mayors and prefects across Italy have expressed their concern over the suspension of funding for the SPRAR system and have called on Matteo Salvini to renew the existing projects for the reception of asylum seekers and refugees.
European parliamentarians wants results from the investigation into the killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, arguing that solving the case has far-reaching consequences for corruption and the respect for the rule of law.
The Doula Association of Lithuania has appealed to the country's President, Parliament, and Government, criticising both doctors and police for the rough treatment of a woman who was giving birth. Both the...
Open Society Foundations (OSF), the charity founded by George Soros, has taken Hungary to the European Court of Human Rights over the Orbán government's crackdown on NGOs, referred to as the "Stop Soros" laws in the...
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