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The Italian government could be forced to change its plans for a tax on plastic packaging after coming under pressure from producers.
Source: The Guardian

A draft law prohibits the therapy for all minors, with violators facing jail time. Health Minister said the ban sends a message to those struggling with their sexuality: "You're okay just as you are."
Source: Deutsche Welle

The Eastern European countries broke EU law by refusing to take in asylum seekers coming to the bloc during the summer of 2015, according to an advisory body to the union's highest court.
Source: Euronews

Greece has passed a controversial law aimed at curbing migrant arrivals, sparking widespread criticism from rights groups who say the bill weakens protection for refugees.
Source: France 24

The Constitutional Court lifted the ban on demonstration on the main square of Syktyvkar and also recognized as unconstitutional the law which banned rallies, marches and demonstrations in places that are within a radius of 50 meters from the entrance to the buildings of government and state institutions.
Source: Novaya Gazeta

France is to impose quotas on the number of foreign workers from outside the EU, as part of measures aimed at addressing concerns about immigration, asylum and integration.
Source: BBC

The European court of justice found that a 2017 policy to lower the retirement age for ordinary judges in Poland was unlawful because it gave too much power to the executive, and ruled that a decision to compel female judges to retire five years earlier than men broke EU equality law.
Source: The Guardian

The Spanish government can now shut down digital services without a court warrant as a "threat of public order”. The main aim of the legal modification is to end with the digital Republic of Catalonia.
Source: EU Observer