Greek 'wall' is negative symbol, Turkey says
Today @ 09:23
Turkey's EU affairs minister has described the Greek anti-migrant fence as a symbol of division between the Union and outside countries.
Romania and Bulgaria lagging behind on reforms
08.02.12 @ 20:04
The EU commission says Bulgaria and Romania still have work to do on corruption and organised crime in an opinion that augurs badly for their passport-free travel hopes.
Czech Republic stops ratification of anti-counterfeit treaty
07.02.12 @ 09:25
The Czech Republic has stopped ratification of the controversial anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, Acta, becoming the second EU country to do so after Poland.
Dutch minister: Border cameras do not break EU law
31.01.12 @ 10:16
The Dutch interior minister has told Brussels his new border cameras will catch illegal immigrants without breaking EU rules.
Greeks build fence to ward off asylum seekers
07.02.12 @ 19:19
Greece has started construction of a 12.6-km-long razor-wire fence designed to keep out migrants, but described as "pointless" by the European Commission.
Female genital mutilation not on EU agenda
06.02.12 @ 17:46
The Danish EU rotating presidency has made a "safe Europe" one of its top priorities. But female genital mutilation, affecting an estimated 500,000 women a year in Europe alone, is not on its agenda.
EU countries sign unpopular anti-counterfeit treaty
27.01.12 @ 10:06
The European Commission and 22 EU member states have signed up to a controversial trade agreement in a move marked by cyber attacks and street protests.
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US envoy talks down fears on internet snooping
26.01.12 @ 19:28
A senior US official has tried to dispel the notion that post-9/11 America abuses internet privacy, as EU law-makers and civil liberties activists look to the future of web policing.
Towards a common European space for human rights?
25.01.12 @ 10:56
The on-going controversy surrounding the new Hungarian constitution and accompanying laws has focused attention on a key question: who exactly is responsible for upholding human rights standards in Europe, Barbara Lochbihler and Kerstin Lundgren write.
Hungary's climbdown not good enough for MEPs
19.01.12 @ 08:57
Hungarian leader Orban told MEPs in Strasbourg that he is happy to fall in line with most of the commission's complaints against his new constitution. But deputies continued to batter him over democratic values.
Ombudsman: EU database on fraud suspects breaches rights
13.01.12 @ 09:30
The European Commission's management of a database containing the names of companies or people deemed to pose a threat to the financial interests of the European Union is trampling basic rights, according to the EU ombudsman.
EU bill gives web users 'right to be forgotten'
25.01.12 @ 19:41
The EU commission has unveiled a single EU-wide law on internet privacy that could see overseas firms hit with multi-million-euro fines.
EU becoming less tolerant, NGO says
23.01.12 @ 10:52
Racist mobs in Greece and Hungary, mistreatment of Roma, Arab migrants and Muslim terrorist suspects and a feeble reaction by EU institutions point to a worrying right-wing shift inside the EU, Human Rights Watch says.
Hungary's media crackdown slips off EU radar
17.01.12 @ 09:24
Eyes this week are on potential EU action against Hungary's constitutional reform, but Brussels seems to have forgotten about Budapest's ongoing crackdown on free press.
Outrage against Hungary on the rise in EU capital
13.01.12 @ 07:05
EU condemnation of Hungary is beginning to gather momentum after its leading party, Fidesz rammed through radical amendments to the constitution, putting democratic standards at risk.
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