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Catalan conundrum for European Parliament after top court opinion

The EU's top court opinion is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 following an illegal independence referendum.

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The Brief: ECJ rules Polish reform is against EU law

The ECJ has ruled the 2017 reforms that lowered the retirement age for judges in Poland compromise the independence of courts and are gender discrimination.

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Families seek justice as Rwandan genocide trial begins

As the trial of a former high-ranking Rwandan official is set to begin, families of the victims of the 1994 genocide await justice.

Germany

First trial over Syrian state-sponsored torture looms in Germany

Human rights activists applauded as Germany charged two alleged former Syrian secret service officers with participating in crimes against humanity,

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United Kingdom

Euroviews. Criminal justice is not getting the urgent attention it needs in the Brexit negotiations ǀ View

As the Brexit deadline on 31 October looms, there are still many uncertainties about the effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The effects on criminal justice, however, will be immediate and clear.

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The Brief: The EU receives Brexit proposal from Britain

According to an EU executive, Britain has finally sent the EU its proposal for Brexit. Now it remains a waiting game as October 31 quickly approaches.

France

Institutional racism affects much of EU justice, new report says

A new study has found institutional racism in the EU affects all parts of the criminal justice system, from reporting the crime to sentencing.

France

Watch: Climate protesters on trial over Macron portraits

The activists took the portraits from town halls and carried them upside down at an anti-G7 march. Protesters removed 125 portraits of Macron to match the 125 days it took France to overtake its carbon footprint this year.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The law needs to change to allow anonymity for sexual offences suspects ǀ View

While the protection of lifelong anonymity for complainants in sexual offences, regardless of the outcome of any police investigation, is enshrined in law, no equivalent protection exists for suspects.

Italy

Italian police arrest six over deadly nightclub stampede

Six people including five teenagers and a 39-year-old woman who had accompanied her daughter to the Lanterna Azzurra nightclub in Corinaldo, were killed in the stampede on December 8, 2018.

Romania

Romania's top court strikes down changes to criminal code

Monday's ruling comes at a sensitive time, amid public outrage over the slow response of authorities to the abduction and murder of two teenage girls.

Turkey

Euroviews. The need to hold the Turkish judiciary to account is stronger than ever ǀ View

Ekrem İmamoğlu’s election as Istanbul’s Metropolitan Mayor in June, following an increased margin of votes in a second poll, highlights the unfaltering determination of the Turkish people to live in a fully democratic state.

Poland

Euroviews. Resisting the Polish government’s grip on the judiciary ǀ View

These disciplinary procedures are nothing to do with safeguarding judicial service standards but are an attempt to silence judges and ensure their submission to the Ministry of Justice.

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The Brief: Migration issues in Cyprus grow

Cyprus has over 15,000 asylum seekers in the country, but only a refugee centre for 250 of them. Watch the Brief from Brussels for more information on how the situation is spiralling out of control.

France

Eighty years since Versailles execution stopped public guillotinings

80 years ago, a crowd gathered for what was to become the last public execution by guillotine in France — a grim spectacle that was captured on film.

Italy

Watch: Amanda Knox in Italy for first time since murder acquittal

Knox, 31, is to take part in a panel entitled "Trial by Media" at the Criminal Justice Festival in Modena.

Poland

Euroviews. PiS hasn’t given up on its bid to control Polish judges ǀ View

Judge Czubieniak became a part of the news cycle when a new judicial discipline committee – created by the ruling party [in Poland] in 2018 – made her the 28th judge to face investigation and possible sanctions.

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The Brief: Companies, EU citizens still adapting to GDPR data regulati

The General Data Protection Regulation has shaped the way companies handle the personal data of EU citizens since 2018. Some are still adapting to the rules though. Learn more by watching The Brief from Brussels.

Italy

Hate crimes in Italy quadrupled between 2017 and 2018

Reports of discriminatory acts in Italy increased fourfold between 2017 and 2018, soaring from 92 to 360.

USA

Utah judge suspended for criticizing Trump

The court noted multiple times when Kwan had provided political comments that criticized Donald Trump, as a presidential candidate in 2016 and as president.