On 15th February 2022, the multi-coalition government in Belgium passed a series of labour reform laws, partly in response to changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 5th January 2022, the Lithuanian government decided against extending the state of emergency on the border with Belarus.

In March 2022, accelerated by the emergence of coronavirus variant BA.2, the coronavirus spread rapidly throughout Europe.

From 28th March 2022, Poland removed the last remaining coronavirus restrictions in the country.

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, one of the country's leading human rights watchdogs, spoke out against the extension of emergency powers, stating that the move will threaten fundamental rights.

The Hungarian government is battling to persuade the European Commission to unlock 4.64bn Euros in Covid recovery funds, frozen for more than a year, in addition to avoiding a 70 percent cut in its cohesion funds.

Prosecutors file an indictment against women's rights activists as the Polish government continues to target whrds

The Czech Republic is considering making the spread of fake news illegal in its efforts to tackle disinformation. The country saw a surge in disinformation networks during the pandemic and since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Poland appears to have started reinstating judges suspended or demoted for being critical of the government, as this is one of the key conditions that the EU set for disbursing the COVID recovery funds to Poland.

Greece’s ruling New Democracy government survived a no-confidence vote initiated by the main opposition party SYRIZA over the wiretapping scandal “Predatorgate”.