Poland’s judges, backed by the EU and international bodies, are pushing back against the Warsaw government’s attempts to weaken judicial independence.

Germany and Belgium have agreed on a new democracy mechanism designed to improve the EU's defenses against nationalist, anti-values governments. The proposal, outlined at a meeting of EU ministers on 19 March, would...

In 2018, former Lithuanian MP K. Pūkas was accused of improperly possessing weapons and sexually harassing women who applied to work as his assistant. The women claimed that during their job interviews Pūkas made...

Women marched in solidarity in Vilnius on 8 March to bring attention to issues surrounding women’s rights in Lithuania, including widespread sexual harassment and systematic exploitation. According to the organisers...

More than a 100 advertising companies, including Google and Facebook, are allowed to track visitors to government and other public sector websites, in a clear violation of governments' own data protection rules, a new...

Italy's interior minister on Monday renewed his efforts to handicap charity ships that rescue migrants off Libya and bring them to the safety of Italy. Matteo Salvini wrote on Twitter, "The ports have been, and...

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The Court of Rome has upheld the right to health and a dignified existence even for serious offenders, ruling that revoking the provision of assistance to these offenders is unconstitutional.

Lawyer Zuzana Čaputová, a newcomer to politics who has run a campaign focused on tackling corruption, won the largest share of votes in Slovakia’s presidential ballot on Saturday. With 40.6 percent of the votes, she...

Today is Equal Pay Day in Germany, home to one of the EU's largest gender pay gaps. Women in Germany earn 21 percent less than men, in terms of average gross hourly earnings. This year's Equal Pay Day is on 18 March...