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Links between Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights at the Heart of Event in Rome
April 06, 2022
The impact of Artificial Intelligence on human rights, democracy and the Rule of Law took center stage at a recent, high-level event co-organised by the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers and the Council of Europe, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Rome.
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EU Launches Process to Slash Hungary’s Funds Over Accusations of Rule-of-Law Breaches
April 06, 2022
Just two days after the re-election of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to his fourth consecutive term, the European Commission announced it will trigger a powerful new mechanism to cut funding to Hungary who is accused of eroding the bloc’s rule-of-law standards.
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EU Accuses Russian Troops of Committing Atrocities in Ukrainian Town Bucha
April 04, 2022
The European Union accused Russian troops of committing atrocities in the Kyiv region after the mayor of the town of Bucha said 300 residents had been killed during a month-long occupation by Russian forces with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calling for all cases to be pursued by the International Court of Justice.
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European Commission and U.S. Agree on New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
March 29, 2022
The European Commission and the United States have announced that they have agreed in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework addressing the concerns raised by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems II decision of July 2020 and will strengthen the privacy and civil liberties protections applicable to U.S. signals intelligence activities.
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EU's Top Court Rejects Appeal By Hungary, Poland, Over Bloc's Rule-Of-Law Tool
March 23, 2022
Following a challenge from two EU countries, the European Court of Justice, the EU’s top court, has dismissed legal challenges by Poland and Hungary to the bloc's new instrument enabling it to withhold funding to member nations if they are found to be failing to uphold the rule of law.
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