Portugal

Portuguese media uproar over 'censorship' law proposal

Portuguese media are up in arms over a proposed law that would force them to submit their election coverage plans for approval by a committee or face

25/04/2015

France

French debate new legal tools against Internet terrorism and hackers

France has begun debating a new law that will give its intelligence services extensive powers to track suspected Islamists and so-called foreign

14/04/2015

Indonesia

Indonesian parties propose ban on alcohol

Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for

14/04/2015

Malta

Malta votes to continue controversial spring bird hunting

Malta has narrowly voted in a referendum not to ban spring hunting, in which migrating birds are shot before they can breed. Campaigners for the ban

12/04/2015

USA

Arkansas governor enters fray over controversial US religious freedom bill

US governor bows to protests and reverses his support for a religion bill which could discriminate against gays and lesbians.

01/04/2015

United Kingdom

Ashya King 'free from cancer' 7 months after leaving Britain

23/03/2015

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

12/03/2015

Ireland

Ireland's government rushes to close drugs law legal loophole

A loophole making drugs such as ecstasy and crystal meth temporarily legal in Ireland has caused much embarrassment to the government and a rush to

11/03/2015

World News

Drawing the line: Four famous copyright feuds

Thicke and Williams are the latest in a line of musicians to be accused of plagiarism. But who preceded them? And were they any more successful in their legal battles?

11/03/2015

Europe News

MEPs start their own LuxLeaks probe

The European Parliament has opened its own investigation into the Lux Leaks tax scandal. The scandal erupted back in November after Jean-Claude

10/03/2015

Argentina

Argentines call for 'truth and justice' in Nisman memorial march

Tens of thousands of Argentines march through Buenos Aires in memory of murdered prosecutor Alberto Nisman and call for an independent judiciary.

19/02/2015

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo scraps plans for census after days of violent unrest

Democratic Republic of the Congo has scrapped plans for a national census before next year’s presidential elections. An electoral reform bill that

23/01/2015

Germany

German men 'can use toilet while standing', judge rules

23/01/2015

United Kingdom

UK MPs to vote on plain cigarette packaging

Cigarette packets are set to get a dramatic makeover in UK. MPs will vote on a law introducing plain packaging in England and Wales before May’s

22/01/2015

My Europe Series

Words as weapons: what's Europe doing to tackle hate on the net?

This week Utalk answers a question from Caroline in Avignon, France on the issue of hate content on the internet: “Lots of hate comments are being

16/01/2015

France

French anti-terror laws toughened 14 times since 1986

With each major act of terrorism, France has revamped the set of legal tools to fight it. When the Paris metro was targeted in the summer of 1995

13/01/2015

Spain

New "muzzle" law sparks protests across Spain

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of several Spanish cities to express their anger at a new public security law. Approved by the

20/12/2014

France

Multinationals including L'Oreal and Unilever fined millions for price fixing

The French competition authority has fined 11 multinational companies 951 million Euros for price fixing in supermarkets. Representatives from the

18/12/2014

France

L'Oreal and Unilever amongst pharmaceutical companies fined millions for price fixing

The French competition authority has fined 11 multinational companies 951 million Euros for price fixing in supermarkets. Employees from the various

18/12/2014

Spain

Google shuts Spanish news service in row over copyright law

Internet search engine Google is closing down its news service in Spain and removing Spanish news media in response to a new intellectual property law passed in Madrid.

11/12/2014