12/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 12/11/2018
An award-winning journalism outlet in Romania is being threatened with fines by the country's data protection authorities - for having disclosed connections, on Facebook, of powerful politicians and a firm embroiled in scandal.
Source: euobserver.com
12/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 12/11/2018
Members of the Russian state duma adopted in the first reading amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences, implying fines and arrests for involvement of children under 18 years old in unauthorized public gatherings.
Source: meduza.io
12/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 12/11/2018
Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the stamp tax due on mortgages must be paid by the client and not the bank, overturning its decision of just two and a half weeks ago in the clients' favour, which had caused bank shares to plunge. According to Spain's press, the court ruling has inflicted major damage.
Source: eurotopics.net
19/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 19/11/2018
The European Commission is going to evaluate its animal welfare strategy, it has said in response to a report by the European Court of Auditors published on Wednesday. The review of the strategy comes almost three years after the European Parliament asked for it.
Source: euobserver.com
19/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 19/11/2018
The UK supreme court is to reconsider the terms of article 50 of the treaty on European Union, which formally triggered Brexit, amid mounting political pressure for the procedure to be reversed.
Source: theguardian.com
19/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 19/11/2018
A new EU sanctions regime should punish people who attack human rights activists, among other crimes, the Dutch foreign ministry has said.
Source: euobserver.com
19/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 19/11/2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Russia for repeatedly arresting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, ruling that the arrests were politically motivated. Moscow must now pay Navalny roughly 63,000 euros in compensation.
Source: eurotopics.net
19/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 19/11/2018
The French president announced on Monday a six-month partnership with Facebook aimed at figuring out how the European country should police hate speech on the social network.
Source: politico.eu
26/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 26/11/2018
Swiss voters today rejected a referendum proposal that would have asserted precedence for Swiss rules over international law, the national broadcaster SRF reported.
Source: politico.eu