The Polish government has been largely impervious to EU legal and political pressure. But cutting off EU funding is likely to be more persuasive and the Commission has clear legal grounds to do so.
Following amendments to the law adopted in the wake of sexual harassment scandals that recently shook Lithuania, perpetrators will find that it's no longer quite so easy to avoid liability for wrongdoing.
The head of the defense commission of the Italian Senate was recently in Egypt to discuss ending the current freeze in diplomatic relations between the two countries following the torture and murder of Italian...
A gay couple trying to go on holiday was refused by their host because of their homosexuality. The case exposes a major gap in legal protections for LGBT people in accessing goods and services.
A teenager who was removed from her classroom and deported to Nepal has been granted a study visa and allowed to return to Germany. Bivsi Rana, who is 15, was born in Germany to Nepalese parents. Because of German...
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Poland's government has responded to the European Commission's initiation of legal action over Warsaw’s judicial reforms by belittling the efforts made by Brussels. On Saturday, July 29, the Commission notified the...
The two young men who shared a kiss on Facebook and became targets for hate speech did not receive any help from Lithuanian law enforcement officials - now their case has reached Strasbourg.
Five police officers will go on trial over the events surrounding the ill-treatment and death of Stefano Cucchi, a young man arrested for drug-related offenses. He died in custody in 2009, just days after his arrest.
An article by the US FBI warns that smart toys can contain microphones, cameras, GPS, data storage and speech recognition that can extract personal data. Toys that are connected to the internet or Bluetooth are easy...
A Polish court has refused to take into account the request of the Polish Border Guard to extend the stay in a guarded center of a foreigner who was a victim of violence in her country of origin. During her stay in...
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