12/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 12/03/2020
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
12/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 12/03/2020
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
12/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 12/03/2020
The Russian parliament has approved a significant constitutional reform that would, among other things, allow Vladimir Putin to run for president for two more terms after 2024 by resetting the number of terms that he has already completed. The Constitutional Court will review the reform before a national vote on the proposed amendments on April 22.
Source: Associated Press
17/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 17/03/2020
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
17/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 17/03/2020
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
17/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 17/03/2020
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
17/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 17/03/2020
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
17/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 17/03/2020
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
27/03/2020
Published by Legal Dialogue at 27/03/2020
According to a draft decision by its 27 member states, the EU can start membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. The decision will be finalised this week and is expected to be approved.
Source: Reuters