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German spy trial of far-right MP’s former aide begins

August 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former assistant to a far-right member of the European Parliament has gone on trial accused of spying for China. Jian G worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a member of the Alternative […]

EU approves major overhaul of migration rules

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

After years of negotiations, the European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU’s migration and asylum rules. The EU Asylum and Migration Pact has been in the works since 2015. It will come […]

Four suspects charged in probe into European Parliament bribery by Gulf state

December 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four people have been charged in an investigation into suspected bribery at the European Parliament by a Gulf state – reportedly Qatar. Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those previously […]

Europe agrees new law to curb Big Tech dominance

March 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

European lawmakers have agreed on new rules which they hope will curb the dominance of Big Tech companies. Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), giants such as Google and Apple will be forced to open […]

EU Adopts Digital Services Act – ‘Dumb’ Upload Filters and Site Blocking not banned

January 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

The European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), including several key changes. The proposed legislation adds a right for people to use and pay for online services anonymously. However, the amendments to ban […]

EU Parliament Wants Pirated Sports Streams Taken Down Within 30 Minutes

April 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

The European Parliament is considering a draft resolution that requires online services to take pirated sports streams offline within 30 minutes. This includes a proposal to allow copyright holders to act as trusted flaggers. According […]

EU asks: Is a vegetarian sausage really a sausage?

October 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

When is a sausage a sausage? That’s what the European parliament will be voting on this week. A group of farmers are hoping a bill will be passed that would ban vegetarian products from being […]

Article 13: Memes exempt as EU backs controversial copyright law

March 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Copyright laws which critics say could change the internet have been voted in by the European Parliament. The new rules, including the controversial Article 13, will hold tech firms responsible for material posted without copyright […]

EU Parliament Adopts Controversial ‘Upload Filter’ Proposal

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

In a plenary vote, the European Parliament backed an alternative to the original Article 13 proposal, but one that would still result in an indirect upload filter requirement for many Internet services. Pirate Party MEP […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]