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Hungary used to be a privacy protection pioneer in Europe, but that has changed. Here's the joint opinion of Access Now and HCLU on current Hungarian regulations related to the decree on data protection.
Romania violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by allowing a worker to be fired for using company internet for personal communication.
Facebook was fined €1.2 million Monday by Spain’s data protection watchdog for breaking the country’s privacy rules, the latest in a series of legal problems that have beset the social networking giant in recent...
Ethics and transparency rules governing EU commissioners’ activities in office and after their mandate will be strengthened - EC announced on Wednesday. Enhanced transparency efforts include a more detailed Code of...
Senior judge Willem Korthals Altes is considering challenging the Dutch State in court. According to him, the age limit that is included in the Judicial Officers Act (Wet rechtspositie rechterlijke ambtenaren)...
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Liberties member Antigone agrees with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture's critical report of Italy for overcrowding in the country's prisons, as well for the many cases of ill treatment and the excessive use of solitary confinement.
"When only 36 percent of irregular migrants are returned, it is clear we need to significantly step up our work," – Jean-Claude Juncker told MEPs in Strasbourg. The president of the European Commission said before the...
The formation process is taking too long, says Senate Chairman Ankie Broekers-Knol. The elections for parliament were on 15 March, but the VVD (Liberals), CDA (Christian Democrats), D66 (Liberal Democrats) and...
An attempt by Centre-right MEPs to restrict EU funds for NGOs in addition to watering down transparency requirements for corporate and government lobbyists failed in the EP. According to the German Green author of the...
Companies must tell employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored without unduly infringing their privacy. In a judgment of European Court of Human Rights in the case of a man fired 10 years...
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