(B2) Intended primarily to regulate a rapidly expanding digital market, the new rules proposed by the Commission this Tuesday (15.12) also codify the dissemination of information on...
(B2 – exclusive) The EU court on Wednesday (September 23) ordered the annulment of the asset freeze of three Ukrainian officials suspected of embezzlement. Reason: failure to comply…
(B2) The European executive chose to communicate only in English during the (major) presentation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This is not an isolated case. The section…
(B2) The restrictions (registration, declaration and publicity) imposed by the Hungarian government on certain civil society structures, directly or indirectly benefiting from foreign aid beyond a certain threshold,…
(B2) Poland must immediately suspend the application of national provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court (Izba Dyscyplinarna) over disciplinary cases concerning judges,…
(B2) The fight against terrorism does not justify everything. Data surveillance cannot be too widespread. It must respect certain limits. A fundamental principle of the rule of law justifies,…
(B2) The question raised before the European Court of Justice is fundamental. It concerns not only the validity of the arrest warrants issued by the French public prosecutor's office, but more generally the independence of the...
(B2) India has set up a network of 265 local media outlets, tasked with disseminating negative information about its neighbor and historic enemy, Pakistan, based on routine news.
(B2) “The acquisition of the parliamentary mandate of European deputies results solely from the vote of the electors and cannot be subject to the subsequent completion of any formality” considers the Advocate General…
(B2) The Polish law that lowers the retirement age of judges and allows the Minister of Justice to decide to extend the term of office of judges was considered…
(B2) For Thomas Renard, a researcher at the Egmont Institute, between an unfeasible international tribunal and a difficult Iraqi solution, the least bad solution remains the repatriation of the European fighters present...
(B2) Seven individuals or groups are nominated for the European Parliament's 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought: Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny (EPP proposal); Marielle…
(B2) The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Monday (24 June) that Polish legislation on the retirement age of Supreme Court judges is unlawful.
(B2) While some disinformation campaigns were avoided during the European election campaign, we must not let our guard down. This is the main observation made by the…
(B2) The press conference to present the new 'Identity and Democracy' group (nationalists) in the European Parliament on Thursday (June 13) turned into an election rally. A disturbing fact. A…
(B2) The International Press Association (IPA) sent a letter of protest to the European Parliament on Thursday (June 13) against the attitude of the new nationalist group 'Identity…
(B2) Following the death of journalist Lyra McKee on the streets of Londonderry on Thursday evening, representatives of Northern Ireland's main parties, from left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein...
Rapporteur Anna Fotyga in front of plenary in Strasbourg (Credit: EP 12 March 2019)
(B2) In an own-initiative report adopted by the plenary on 13 March, the European Parliament presents several ideas for countering disinformation. On the agenda, a European Commissioner dedicated to…
