European Institutions

ECtHR: French Failure to Provide Care Violated Migrant Child’s Rights

March 06, 2019

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that the failure of French authorities to care for a 12-year-old Afghan national who lived unlawfully in a migrant camp in Calais for six months amounted to “inhuman or degrading treatment” in violation of European human rights law.
ECtHR: UK Counter-terror Legislation Violated Rights

March 06, 2019

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that UK counter-terrorism legislation - amended in 2014 - giving authorities the power to stop and question passengers arriving at ports of entry without any suspicion of involvement in terrorism had not been sufficiently circumscribed and did not contain enough legal safeguards against its abuse.
EU Ecosystem Mapping Lays Basis for Biodiversity Strategy

March 06, 2019

The European Environment Agency has issued a report highlighting its progress in mapping ecosystem types across Europe to lay the foundation for the EU’s 2020 biodiversity strategy.
EC Launches €10-Billion Climate Innovation Fund

March 05, 2019

The European Commission (EC) has launched an Innovation Fund worth over €10 billion to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy projects in line with the EU’s pledges under the UN’s Paris climate deal.
EU Body Calls for Bloc-wide Minimum Income

March 05, 2019

In February, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted an opinion calling on the European Commission to establish a “binding EU framework” mandating a “decent minimum income for all EU citizens,” with adjustments based on the standard of living in each country.