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Hungary’s parliament has to consider a draft law named the ‘Enabling Act’ that would allow Viktor Orbán’s government to rule by decree while the country is in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decrees would stay in force until further notice. The opposition is against this law because of its indefinite duration and the powers it would grant to the government.

Source: Euractiv

In response to four Russian female victims’ complaints, the Russian authorities have sent their latest objections to the European Court of Human Rights. The Russian State believes that it should not be held liable and have to compensate victims in cases of domestic violence where private individuals and not public officials committed the violence.

Source: Kommersant

The Office for the Protection of the Constitution — Germany’s domestic security agency — is going to run surveillance on a group known as the “Wing” (“Flügel”) within the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD). In doing so, German domestic intelligence recognizes the AfD group as a far-right extremist group that should be observed by security forces.

Source: Deutsche Welle

As part of its European Green Deal, the European Commission proposes a “right to repair” law that would increase the recycling of electronic products by forcing phone, tablet and laptop manufacturers to make their products easier to repair and reuse.

Source: The Guardian

The European Endowment for Democracy grant-making foundation is the 20th foreign organisation to be added to Russia’s list of ‘undesirable’ foreign groups. Its work in the country will now be limited.

Source: The Moscow Times

The Supreme Judicial Council of Bulgaria has condemned Bulgarian investigative journalist Valia Ahchieva for her “aggressive” working methods regarding the case of the chairman of Sofia City Court, Alexey Trifonov. Ahchieva has been reporting on Trifonov’s invalid Bulgarian citizenship since last April but the Supreme Judicial Council has not reacted to the evidence.

Source: Euractiv

Turkey announced last week that it is preparing a case about Greece’s treatment of migrants to bring before the European Court of Human Rights. On February 28, Turkey opened its frontiers, allowing refugees and migrants to travel towards Europe. Many of them have since been trying to enter Greece.

Source: Reuters

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has decided to indefinitely suspend access to border transit areas for asylum seekers due to risks associated with the spread of the coronavirus. As a result, asylum rights as a whole have been suspended, since asylum applications are processed in stations in the transit areas.

Source: Euronews

For the first time in German history, a court has refused to extradite a Polish suspect to his home country because of doubts as to the future of the independence of the Polish judiciary and the guarantee of the right to a fair trial. These doubts have been spurred by the divisive law signed by Polish president Andrzej Duda last month. It allows judges to be punished for questioning and criticising the national judicial system.

Source: Euronews

Two women’s rights organisations in Rome, ‘La Casa Internazionale delle Donne’ (the International House of Women) and a shelter named ‘Lucha y Siesta’ are worried that they could soon be evicted. Activists in Italy’s capital accuse mayor Virginia Raggi of not taking enough actions to protect women.

Source: Euronews