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EU will Demand Poland Pay Fines for Disciplining Judges
January 12, 2022
According to Reuters, In one of the many battles between the European Union (EU) and Poland, Věra Jourová, EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency has announced that the EU is set to demand that Poland pay an estimated €70 million of fines in the coming weeks for failing to remove their system of disciplining judges.
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ECtHR: Bulgaria's Surveillance Laws Breach European Human Rights Convention
January 12, 2022
Bulgaria’s surveillance laws violate the European Convention of Human Rights according to a recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) citing that Bulgarian legislation was not able to meet requirements of keeping surveillance to only collecting what is absolutely necessary.
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Gregersen: Impact of Schrems II
January 05, 2022
Carsten Rhod Gregersen writing for readwrite.com dives into the explaination and consequences of Schrems II, a legal case concerning Facebook’s transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States violating the GDRP.
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EU Flag Flies Solo Under Arc de Triomphe Causing Political Outcry
January 05, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron decided to fly the EU flag solo under the Arc de Triomphe, which honors those who fought and died for France in battle and houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to mark France’s EU Presidency, which took place on January 1, causing a political outcry from those concerned France’s history and identity are being erased.
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Turkey’s Top Court Goes Against ECtHR Precedent in case of Jailed Journalist
January 04, 2022
In a ruling running counter to a precedent set by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which faulted Turkey in the imprisonment of journalist Ilıcak, the Turkish Constitutional Court found no rights violations in the case of journalist Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu, who was jailed in a mass crackdown following a failed coup in Turkey in 2016 and was jailed for almost four years on terrorism charges.
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