Cuba Cubans set to vote "yes" or "no" in referendum about the constitution The new document will recognise private property for the first time, the role of foreign investment and the Internet. The current charter was approved in 1976. 23/02/2019
View The spirit of Francoism lives on in Spain’s political system | View In fact, the [Spanish] Constitution - is an excellent mix of modern words and ancient – and by that I mean authoritarian and undemocratic concepts. 11/12/2018
View The Spanish Constitution at 40: can it unite a divided Spain? | View While many would agree that the Spanish Constitution has served its purpose in keeping a fragile democracy in tact, many more Spaniards would agree that the time has come to make changes to the 40-year-old document. Agreement on what these changes should be is a different matter altogether. 07/12/2018
View The Spanish Constitution at 40: is it still fit for purpose? | View Having sealed the transition from dictatorship to flourishing democracy, the Spanish Constitution has been glue holding Spain together for decades. As the country marks 40 years since it was adopted, does it continue to serve the Spanish people? 06/12/2018
France Fremch farmer protected by principle of "fraternity" France's Constitutional Court rules that "fraternity" protects a French farmer who was convicted of providing aid to migrants 06/07/2018
Poland Is Poland modernising the judiciary or destroying it? The Polish government's move to retire Supreme Court judges at 65 threatens to escalate the row with Brussels over judicial independence. 04/07/2018
Hungary Hungarian MP proposes law change to make homelessness unconstitutional Fidesz MP Istvan Bajkai hopes homelessness in Hungary will become a thing of the past if his proposed law change is approved by the government. 13/06/2018
USA US Supreme Court rules on same sex wedding cake case Top court rules in favour of baker who refused service to same-sex couple 04/06/2018
Cuba Cuba's set to update its constitution The country's national assembly has named Fidel Castro's brother, Raul Castro to head the commission charged with carrying out the changes 03/06/2018
world news Ireland set to libralise abortion law- exit poll suggests First exit poll shows voters in Ireland back a referendum to liberalise abortion laws in a historic vote. 25/05/2018
Ireland Thousands of Irish citizens go #HomeToVot Thousands of Irish people living abroad posted photos on Twitter as they travelled back to cast their votes in a contentious abortion referendum 25/05/2018
France Corsica may feature in the French constitution French President Emmanuel Macron said he was open to adding a specific mention of Corsica in the French Constitution, but rejected other demands by the island's nationalist leaders 07/02/2018
Spain Spain's PM says direct rule of Catalonia is the 'only reponse' to its bid for independence Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says imposing direct rule on Catalonia is the 'only response' to its push for independence. 25/10/2017
Spain Puigdemont fails to clarify Catalan independence confusion Catalan leader calls for dialogue in response to the Spanish prime minister's deadline, under threat of the region's autonomy being suspended. 16/10/2017
Chile Chile court ends abortion ban Milestone for women in Chile as constitutional court backs law easing abortion restrictions 22/08/2017
USA Flynn 'pleads fifth' in Senate's 'Russian meddling' probe Sacked White House national security advisor, Michael Flyyn has refused to hand over files to the Senate Intelligence Committee. 23/05/2017
Paraguay Protesters keep up pressure on Paraguay's government There is anger on the streets of Paraguay, with protesters again gathering outside the Congress. 04/04/2017
Italy Italy: Calls for immediate election after court ruling Italy’s Constitutional Court has modified a contested electoral law, in a move that could pave the way for early elections this year. 25/01/2017
Italy Italian court to review voting law Italy’s Constitutional Court plays a regular part in Italian politics but the country’s new electoral law, or Italicum as its known, may give it a reduced role in… 24/01/2017
Turkey Turkish parliament approves controversial constitutional reforms 339 MPs voted in favour of giving more executive power to the country's president, 142 were against, with no abstentions 21/01/2017
Turkey Turkey's parliament backs controversial constitutional changes Turkey’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a new constitution which will increase the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 16/01/2017
Poland Poland's opposition blockades parliament as Brussels voices concern over rule of law Opposition MPs in Poland have vowed to continue their blockade of parliament in a bid to force a re-run of a disputed budget vote. 21/12/2016
Italy Italians weigh up the pros and cons of constitutional reform PM Renzi says 'yes' vote will boost economy 04/12/2016
Insight Reasons to vote 'yes' in Italy's constitutional referendum Euronews discusses the reasons to support Italy's Matteo Renzi's constitutional reform 30/11/2016
Spain Catalonia ups pressure on Madrid over independence referendum Catalonia's parliament voted in favour of holding a referendum on independence in September 2017. 06/10/2016
