Officers of Italy's Navy and Coast Guard are under investigation for their failure to rescue hundreds of migrants during a 2013 shipwreck near Lampedusa.

A slim majority of MPs voted on November 21 against retaining the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after Brexit. The vote, which ended with 311 in favour and 301, was a victory for Theresa May's government, which says...

The third Luxleaks-related trial starts today in Luxembourg – opening up a fresh wave of calls to better protect whistleblowers in Europe. Antoine Deltour, Raphael Halet, and Edouard Perrin will have their appeal...

The Lithuanian Parliament has now adopted its own version of the Magnitsky Act. The vote was unanimous - all 91 MPs present at the plenary session were in favor of amending the Law on Legal Status of Foreigners in...

The Romanian Senate has passed a bill requiring non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to reveal more details about the sources of their funding. According to the bill, NGOs must publish their income statements every...

Dutch rights group NJCM, a Liberties member, is satisfied that the government agreement 'Confidence in the Future' takes human rights into consideration, but it still has several concerns.

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - November 2017

The EU on Monday formally adopted new rules requiring border guards to register the entry, exit and refusal of entry information of non-EU nationals at external borders of the Schengen area. The plan, also referred to...

The fate of one Syrian refugee is threatening to topple Slovenia's government. The case of Ahmad Shamieh spilled into the spotlight last week when the ruling liberal SMC party took him under its protection. Shamieh...

Prior to the arrival of Sinterklaas in Dokkum, the Netherlands, buses filled with anti-Black Pete protesters were halted on the A7. The buses belonged to action groups Kick Out Zwarte Piet and Nederland Wordt Beter. A...