Green News Irish citizens win case to force government action on climate change It could encourage more people to hold their government to account on environmental policy. 31/07/2020
Europe News EU issues first ever sanctions against cyber attacks The move to use the full force of the EU's new powers, agreed back in May 2019, was welcomed by the Dutch foreign minister on Twitter 31/07/2020
Austria Woman guilty of breaking quarantine just days after catching COVID-19 A woman in Austria has been fined and given a suspended jail term after breaking quarantine to visit a supermarket just days after testing positive for coronavirus. 30/07/2020
Germany Nazi concentration camp guard Bruno Dey, 93, convicted in Germany Prosecutors argued that while he was "no ardent worshipper of Nazi ideology'', Bruno Dey aided the killings that took place in Stutthof as a "small wheel in the machinery of murder". 23/07/2020
Europe News What does Duda's victory mean for EU-Poland relations? Brussels and Warsaw have long clashed over judicial reforms in Poland. Is that set to continue? 13/07/2020
Europe News 'Profound regret': ICC prosecutor on being hit with US sanctions Earlier this month President Donald Trump authorised economic and travel sanctions against Fatou Bensouda and other ICC workers over their probe into whether US troops and intelligence officials committed war crimes in Afghanistan. 25/06/2020
Romania Killer released from jail early suspected of setting alight girl, 17 The 17-year-old was doused in petrol and set alight at her home in south-west Romania last Saturday, say prosecutors. 19/06/2020
no comment Mourners demand justice at George Floyd's funeral "We are fighting wickedness in high places," said civil rights leader Al Sharpton in his eulogy at George Floyd's funeral. 10/06/2020
Sweden Swedish PM Olof Palme's unsolved murder case dropped Olof Palme was shot dead on 28 February 1986. The charismatic leader of the Social-Democratic party and his wife Lisbeth Palme had just left a cinema in downtown Stockholm. 10/06/2020
USA George Floyd killing: Minnesota to fully mobilize National Guard Protests and riots have flared overnight in cities across the US even though a Minneapolis police officer has been charged with murder over the killing of black American man. 30/05/2020
world news Prisoners set for early release amid warning COVID-19 thrives in jails Health experts say COVID-19 thrives in cramped jails and freeing up space could allow for social distancing to slow transmission. 16/04/2020
France Inmates in France hit out over prison hygiene amid COVID-19 fears They claim little has been done to protect inmates or prison staff from catching coronavirus. 26/03/2020
United Kingdom Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond cleared of sexual assault The ex-first minister and Scottish National Party leader has been acquitted on charges of assaulting nine women. 23/03/2020
USA Ex-Google engineer pleads guilty to stealing secret files Self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski was charged with stealing documents containing trade secrets. 20/03/2020
France Exiled Catalan separatist leader holds rally in France Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont addressed more than 100,000 supporters in Perpignan near the Spanish border. 29/02/2020
Europe News The Brief: Rule of law worries in Hungary and Poland The European Parliament has voted on a resolution saying that rule of law in Hungary and Poland is still deteriorating. Which means that the EU is failing to bring these countries to realign with the Union’s core values. 16/01/2020
France Trial of former priest accused of sexual assault postponed by one day The trial will begin on Tuesday. 13/01/2020
no comment Protesting French lawyers say pension reform is 'attack on justice' The lawyers' protest came after a day of demonstrations by opponents of a plan to sweep away France's 42 pension schemes in favour of a single system. 10/01/2020
Japan Lawyers for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn speak of "betrayal" Lawyers for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn "betrayal" 04/01/2020
Europe News Europe in brief: Malta, Czech Republic and Poland We look back at some of the issues plaguing European politicians this week. 20/12/2019
View Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View The new proposed bill tries to put a definitive end to the activities of an abundant number of Polish judges to uphold the rule of law. The attack against judicial independence, then, takes a further step forward. 17/12/2019
Argentina France extradites 'butcher' of Argentina dictatorship The ex-police officer from Argentina, who has lived for more than three decades in France, was extradited for crimes during the military dictatorship. 16/12/2019
United Kingdom Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape Serial rapist Joseph McCann, once the most wanted man in the UK, was found guilty on Friday of 37 charges at his trial in Old Bailey, including rapes against women and children and kidnapping. 06/12/2019
View Catalonia is the EU’s canary in a coalmine when it comes to its citizens’ democratic rights ǀ View “They will not dare, right?” If I had a cent for every time a European politician, advisor or journalist asked me that regarding what is Spain ready to do to keep Catalonia inside its ranks, I would be rich by now. 06/12/2019
Europe News Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards At the 4th annual Women in Europe awards, four women were recognized for their work in raising awareness for women's issues. 05/12/2019
View In response to Judit Varga: Some facts about the rule of law she should know ǀ View The rule of law, as opposed to what the minister Judit Varga writes, is not one of the current “buzzwords” but a constitutional foundation for our civilization, the operation of the state and our daily life. 04/12/2019
