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The European Court of Human Rights had called for Kavala to be immediately released, but Turkey has dismissed the ruling.
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On Thursday the European Council rubberstamped the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms legislation, which will come into force on January 1, 2023.
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At a ceremony in Strasbourg, France, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe awarded its ninth Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize.
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The EU is officially welcoming vaccinated travellers in summer 2021
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Turkey and Russia have highest incarceration rate, says report
A new report by the Council of Europe shows that the median age of inmates is 36 years, with 95% being men and only 5% women.
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The Council of Europe has deplored Austria's "overall insufficient" progress in the fight against corruption in judicial and political circles.
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'Pathetic': Poland's plan to quit domestic violence treaty slammed
Human rights experts are calling on Warsaw to change course – and on the European Union to toughen up.
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EU leaders meet amid fears coronavirus could destroy European unity
Spain, Italy and France have warned that without more unity, the coronavirus pandemic could be the beginning of the end of the EU.
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Malta urged to drop libel cases against murdered journalist
Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic says that the litigation is an attempt to intimidate Galizia's family.