The Polish government has been formally warned to roll back its overhaul of the top Polish court, a move critics say threatens its independence. The European Commission announced its decision to step up pressure on...

A new report highlights some positive changes in 2015 for LGBTI people in several EU member states, although the situation in Italy still leaves much to be desired.

After Bulgarian prosecutors refused to investigate public homophobic hate speech and death threats, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights.

Italian politics is highly influenced by the Vatican, and apparently the Church and the state cannot be completely separated in Italy despite the fact that it is a basic principle of democracy. After the country's...

The campaign aims to transform five misunderstood words related to migration into instruments for greater understanding and solidarity.

The veteran Italian politician, who spent decades fighting for liberal causes ranging from abortion rights to cannabis legalization, passed away on May 19.

A data transfer pact between the EU and US needs "significant improvements," said European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli. The agreement, known as the EU-US Privacy Shield, is designed to protect EU...

The proposed law is being criticized for ignoring legal precedents established by national and European courts and not being opened for public debate before it reached the floor of the Parliament.

A seemingly harmless questionnaire that migrants must complete before submitting their asylum applications is used to separate legitimate cases from illegal ones – even though the procedure itself is unlawful.

The EU ombudsman has launched a probe into the European Commission's appointment of external advisers to determine if the process bypasses conflict of interest checks. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly warned about an...