Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Spain Euroviews. 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. 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
Now playing Next United Kingdom Watch again: Britain honours London Bridge attack victims Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed on Friday when Usman Khan, a man convicted of terrorism offences, went on the rampage with kitchen knives near London Bridge. 02/12/2019
Now playing Next Israel Israel opposition leader Gantz calls on PM Netanyahu to resign Gantz's mandate to form a government - after an unsuccessful attempt by Netanyahu to do so - expired on Wednesday. The next day, Israel's president declared a three-week period in which lawmakers can nominate one of their own to try to put together a ruling coalition. 24/11/2019
Now playing Next France Court acquits mountain guide charged with helping asylum seekers The volunteer faced a three-month suspended sentence if the court had upheld his conviction for “facilitating irregular entry” 20/11/2019
Now playing Next Poland Euroviews. Polish judges are showing their courage amid a crackdown on an independent judiciary ǀ View “I feel like an entire machinery is against me,” Judge Monika Frąckowiak told me when I met her last month in the town of Poznań. “I will continue doing what I’m doing but I fear others might be silenced.” 19/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News 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. 12/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News 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. 06/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News 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. 04/11/2019
Now playing Next 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, 29/10/2019
Now playing Next 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. 14/10/2019
Now playing Next Europe News 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. 19/09/2019
Now playing Next 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. 12/09/2019
Now playing Next 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. 11/09/2019
Now playing Next 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. 16/08/2019
Now playing Next 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. 03/08/2019
Now playing Next 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. 30/07/2019
Now playing Next 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. 26/07/2019