The proposed Czech Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova in charge of the rule of law portfolio, will have to prepare for questions related to Prime Minister Andrej Babis during a grilling in the European Parliament.

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CIVICUS Monitor update on Spain - September 2019

In the case of Kusaite v Lithuania, the UNHCR found that Lithuania had violated the right to freedom of expression of a teenager accused of terror offences, which are enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The youth organisation of the smaller governing party in Hungary must apologise to Menedék, the Hungarian Association for Migrants, at a press conference after the NGOs reputation was damaged by comments the party's spokesperson made via state media.

The Presidents of the judicial organisations in the European Union have sent a letter to EC President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, expressing their concern about the erosion of judicial independence in some EU member...

Estonia had refused to give health insurance to Jelena, a member of a family of same-sex partners and their son. The couple turned to courts and in September, the court decided that the state’s action was unconstitutional.