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Italy Abolishes the Crime of Illegal Immigration

April 03, 2014 • by Associazione Antigone

On Wednesday, April 2, the Chamber of Deputies abolished the crime of illegal immigration, introduced by the Berlusconi government in 2009. Though it wasn't punishable by imprisonment but only by a fine, it had consequences relating to charges of aidin...
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- Italy
- immigration
HIV on the Rise in Europe, Central Asia

March 18, 2014 • by LibertiesEU

HIV on rise in Europe and Central Asia - Contrary to the declining global trend in new HIV infections, in Europe the number of newly reported cases is increasing. In 2012, more than 131,000 new HIV infections were reported in Europe and Central Asia –...
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Concerns over Voter Fraud in EU

March 18, 2014 • by LibertiesEU

The threat of voter fraud haunts upcoming elections in Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, as a sharp insight into the abuse of European democracy was revealed in the recent trial of Croatia's ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. He allegedly told the new prime m...
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Future EU Justice Policy Outlined by the EC

March 11, 2014 • by LibertiesEU

The European Council's five-year Stockholm Programme priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice will come to an end this year, which will require setting new targets reflecting on three key challenges: enhancing mutual trust, facilitating...
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- European Commission
- justice
Court of Justice Rules on Hyperlinks

March 11, 2014 • by LibertiesEU

An EU Court of Justice ruling concluded that hyperlinks to copyrighted content are legal, as long as the source is freely accessible. In the particular case, a Swedish journalists took umbrage with the fact that other sites that were publishing links t...
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