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France

France adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15

French Parliament adopts a law that sets the age of consent at 15 years old, and 18 years old in the case of incest.

Sweden

Swedish government proposes tightening immigration laws

The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would tighten immigration rules after five years of temporary measures.

France

French MPs approve law setting age of sexual consent

Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators.

Portugal

Portugal's constitutional court blocks law decriminalising euthanasia

The court said the law is too imprecise in identifying the circumstances under which assisted suicide procedures can occur.

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Nature

EU takes Germany to court for failing to protect nature

The country has failed to implement laws that focus on the conservation of wildlife and plants.

Sweden

Sweden's Parliament votes in favour of new pandemic law

The new legislation will still not allow the government to impose curfews or a domestic travel ban.

Europe News

Romania to introduce law against anti-Roma hate speech

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the legislation which could see citizens imprisoned for up to 10 years for hate speech against the Roma community.

Montenegro

Thousands protest in Montenegro over religious law amendment

Demonstrators have accused the new government of being pro-Serb because of its plans to amend a religious property law that is strongly opposed by the Serbian Orthodox Church.

France

Charlie Hebdo trial resumes amid controversy over video conferencing

"No judge should be able to give a verdict without having to look into the eyes of the person receiving it," defence attorneys from the Charlie Hebdo trial have argued.

Ireland

Irish justice minister proposes new laws to tackle 'revenge porn'

Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she is "determined to act" and introduce new legislation against 'revenge porn' after thousands of intimate images of women were released online without their consent.

No Comment

Clashes in Jakarta over Indonesia's new labour law

Protesters clashed with police in Jakarta as thousands of students and workers staged rallies across Indonesia on Thursday in opposition to a new law they say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment.

World News

Euroviews. Open letter to the European Parliament: Call out the EU Council on its rule of law hypocrisy ǀ View

In an open letter to the European Parliament, law professors express their concern about the way recent appointments to the EPPO were carried out by the European Council.

Europe Decoded

Turkish law tightening rules on social media comes into effect

Critics say the restrictions are a part of a government crackdown on freedom of expression.

Denmark

Denmark proposes change to sexual violence laws requiring consent

The Ministry of Justice has hailed the proposal as a huge step towards equality.

World News

Can you change the law? European Citizens' Initiatives are one way

A new European Citizens' Initiative was launched last week, which aims at making "anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good". But what do you know about this direct democracy mechanism?

Turkey

Turkish parliament approves new social media regulation law

Human rights advocates expressed concerns after the Turkish parliament give the green light to a law allowing the government greater powers to regulate social media

USA

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sue over drone photos of son at US home

The couple, who stood back from their role as senior royals earlier this year, have filed a lawsuit over images taken of their son by drones over their California home.

France

New French law enables doctors to report cases of domestic violence

150 women were killed in France last year by their partner or ex-partner, according to an NGO tally.

Serbia

Serbia protests: Vučić 'not worried' about losing power after unrest

Just weeks after being re-elected, the Serbian president said he wasn't worried about losing power after days of protest over his handing of the coronavirus pandemic and his hard-line leadership.

Greece

Greece: Violence erupts at rally in Athens against new protest law

Six police officers were injured and there were several arrests, as violence broke out at a demonstration against a new law to curb public protests.

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