The very first Digital Rights Forum in Lithuania is just around the corner. This time, the main topic of discussion shall be the General Data Protection Regulation, adopted earlier this year. Speakers from both...

The European Parliament has developed a blueprint for how the EU could better protect rights, democracy and the rule of law. It’s a big improvement on the current situation, but without support from the Commission and Council it may be dead on arrival.

The Christian owners of Ashers Bakery in Northern Ireland have lost their appeal against a ruling that their refusal to make a "gay cake" was discriminatory. The Court of Appeal found on October 24 that they had...

The Spanish Parliament has passed a draft law to repeal the law that legalizes summary returns from the border in Ceuta and Melilla. It also calls to remove the concertina fences. The proposal was approved with the...

Seven people with suspected links to the movement behind Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt were arrested while attempting to flee from Bulgaria on October 14. The Bulgarian authorities have now handed over the men to...

Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel says, because of objections led by staunchly socialist Wallonia. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is the EU's...

Civil society organizations from all over the world signed the letter to the Polish president and prime minister calling on them to implement the recommendations set by the European Commission early in July this year.

An activist of the organization No Somos Delito ("We Are Not a Crime") was fined after participating in December 2014 in one of the largest demonstrations against Spain's controversial "gag law." The activist is...

Declaring a public health emergency, experts warned that the recent steep rise in deaths from illegal substances in England and Wales is likely to continue unless drastic action is taken to fix failed drug policy. In...

Liberties partner the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee has issued a report to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe that found no positive changes in Bulgaria's penitentiary system.