Law

Europe News

British man jailed for 1986 murder acquitted after 38 years using DNA

Peter Sullivan, now 68, had his conviction quashed after new DNA evidence emerged.

13/05/2025

Green News

‘Massacre law’: Türkiye upholds ruling to cull stray dogs

Animal rights advocates have claimed that many street animals were indiscriminately killed after the passage of the law last August.

08/05/2025

Travel News

Inside Italy’s crackdown on fake hotel and restaurant reviews

Italy’s new rules aim to tackle both mistaken and malicious reviews by requiring proof of a visit and banning incentives for positive comments.

27/03/2025

Green News

Decade-long youth climate lawsuit comes to an end in the US

The case has inspired similar climate legal action on behalf of young people across the United States.

25/03/2025

Hungary

Hungary's clampdown on Pride march sparks backlash

The Orbán administration has said that the country 'should not tolerate' the public event this year.

28/02/2025

Health news

Can countries just exit the WHO? Not exactly

The WHO constitution doesn’t have a legal mechanism that allows countries to pull out. But that doesn’t mean they can’t.

26/02/2025

Green News

Greenpeace says oil pipeline lawsuit threatens its future

The lawsuit accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behaviour during pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017.

24/02/2025

Australia

Mandatory jail time for Nazi salutes under Australia hate crime laws

Terror offences and hate crimes will be punishable with mandatory prison terms ranging from one to six years under new Australian legislation.

06/02/2025

Culture news

US authorities to allow copyright for art made with AI

The US Copyright Office has clarified its position on works made with the help of artificial intelligence.

30/01/2025

Travel News

How to avoid Europe’s new fines for driving offences in 2025

Countries in the bloc are cracking down on emissions, dangerous driving and noise pollution.

03/01/2025

Green News

Spain approves law on paid climate leave after deadly flooding

The law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate related weather alerts that could put them in danger.

28/11/2024

Green News

Not a single pesticide blocked in 22 years to save insects

Governments are still using guidelines ghost-written by the chemical industry despite their devastating effect on ecosystems.

26/11/2024

Europe News

Slovakia language law sparks fears over rights of Hungarian minority

A proposed amendment to Slovakia's language legislation could prove a fresh setback to diplomatic relations between Bratislava and Budapest.

15/11/2024

Travel News

Cannabis: Thailand U-turns on legalisation after just two years

A new proposal drops plans to relist the plant as a narcotic - but upholds that weed should be restricted to medical uses.

07/11/2024

EuroVerify

How much does Europe spend on justice?

New figures show that European countries spend only a pittance on their justice systems compared to their investment in the rest of the public sector.

21/10/2024

Japan

Japan court acquits longest-serving death row inmate in murder retrial

The former boxer was convicted of murder in the 1966 killing of a company manager and three of his family members. He was sentenced to death in 1968.

26/09/2024

Travel News

Moving to Italy permanently could get easier if new law passes

A change in the law could be good news for 2.5 million foreigners.

25/09/2024

Europe News

Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ+ law in lockstep with Russia

The approved bill is the latest in a string of laws seemingly taken from Moscow's playbook.

17/09/2024

Russia

Western sanctions won't make Russians rise against Putin — Inozemtsev

"Everyone thinks just a little more, and that's it; the oligarchs will revolt, and the regime will collapse. Frankly, I can't imagine a greater naiveté," Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev told Euronews.

09/09/2024

Europe News

Dozens arrested amid clashes after Croatia-Poland football match

Croatia's victory over Poland saw the two sides go level on points in Group A1 of the UEFA Nations League.

09/09/2024