As COVID-19 cases surge in Europe more and more EU Member States are considering whether to introduce mandatory vaccination schemes, and the EU’s role in a coordinated scheme is now being discussed.

It might feel like we jump from one crisis to another these days, and it’s important that our leaders are able to respond to each one effectively. That’s why the European Union created the crisis response mechanism.

Around a dozen demonstrators staged a protest outside the Lithuanian government’s office in Vilnius over the country’s policies on migrants and asylum seekers.

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán’s State of the Nation address included a promise to remain neutral in the Russian war on Ukraine and maintain economic ties with Russia.

​The emergency law passed in Hungary is another step in Orbán’s plan to get rid of democracy and the rule of law. Here are 5 things the EU could do to counter it and help Hungarians restore their democracy. The tools are there, just not being used.

Freedom of expression has evidently been deteriorating for several years in Hungary. The country was ranked 56 out of 180 in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index, while in 2019 it ranked at 87.

On 6th March 2020, 256 organisations sent an open letter to the Greek Prime Minister and European Union leaders asking them to "protect legality and humanity".

Some politicians spread hatred to distract us from their COVID-19 failures. They hope we'll be so busy blaming minorities that we won't focus on demanding the care our politicians should be providing. But united, we can stop this.

The Kingdom should follow the examples shown by Italy, Spain and Portugal in bringing undocumented people in from the cold, and granting them the same rights to life and work as Belgian Citizens.

An initiative of the Belgium League of Human Rights (LDH) has brought together more than 300 public figures who have signed an open letter to the Parliament and political leaders to raise concerns about the implementation of a COVID-19 tracing system.