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Europe's most-wanted fugitives revealed

“At the heart of this campaign is justice for the victims."

Russia

Alexander Litvinenko died of radiation poisoning 15 years ago

The European Court of Human Rights recently backed a UK inquiry that said Russia was responsible for the killing.

Climate

What is climate finance and why is it so important?

Money given to help developing countries adapt to climate change must not create new injustices, says Professor Molly Scott Cato.

Europe News

Poland must pay €1 million daily over judiciary reforms, ECJ rules

The court has ordered Warsaw to comply with a previous ruling that said the country's disciplinary chamber of judges must be dismantled.

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My Europe Series

Europe's week: Poland in spotlight over EU rule of law

Here's a look at this week's top stories in Brussels.

Climate

This village in Fiji has been forced to move inland as sea levels rise

The Fijian government has relocated 150 people in the village of Vunidogoloa to higher ground in 2014 from a flood-prone coast. It was a wrenching shift for families who had to abandon graves of their ancestors, but it is generally hailed as a success that could guide displacement elsewhere.

Green News

Watch as 'evil' Shell CEO is confronted by protestors on stage

Activists from Stop Cambo say they had already raised concerns about the fossil fuel boss being allowed to speak on the panel.

My Europe Series

Will Poland's 'nuclear strike' on EU's legal order lead to 'Polexit'?

The ruling that Polish law has supremacy over the EU's sent shockwaves across Europe. But what will it mean for EU-Poland relations?

Slovenia

EU chief prosecutor accuses Slovenia of justice interference

Slovenia was the sole EU member state that failed to name two prosecutors to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

Climate

Views from the Global South: How to decolonise the climate crisis

The Global North has a ‘moral obligation’ to listen to those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Netherlands

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal

The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers, but not the only one.

United Kingdom

Harry Dunn: Family settles damages in US diplomatic immunity case

The Harry Dunn case has been a source of tension in the UK's relationship with the United States.

Europe News

Brussels warns Spain over judicial appointments standoff

EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders says the current impasse between the Spanish government and opposition over judicial appointments must be resolved soon.

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Indigenous rally ahead of Brazil land rights ruling

Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in Brasilia, ahead of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on land rights.

Tech News

Privacy watchdog files more than 400 complaints related to cookies

Online privacy protection NGO Noyb is bringing websites that don’t respect personal data to book over alleged rule breaches.

Lebanon

Riot police and protesters clash on Beirut blast anniversary

A mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the lack of justice for the blast's victims, aggravated by a severe deterioration in living conditions in Lebanon, pushed protesters onto the streets.

Italy

Italy's Draghi wins confidence votes on justice reforms

The Italian Premier risked his government's survival by putting the bill on a key judicial reform to a confidence vote, which he won.

Poland

Poland's president changes tune on judicial reform amid row with EU

“Everything indicates that legislative changes will be needed,” President Duda said after a top Polish judge urged him to bring the country's controversial judicial reform into line with EU law.

Kosovo

Defendant bids to oust Kosovo war crimes judges in new blow for court

The move deals another blow to the controversial court, seen by many Albanian Kosovars as an insult to the Kosovo Liberation Army's war against Serb rule.

Poland

Thousands of Polish judges urge their country to heed EU court rulings

The magistrates say a refusal to abide by the European Court of Justice's rulings would not only violate EU laws but also Poland's national constitution.