Tuesday
19th Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
A Swedish lower court on Thursday found journalist Fredrik Onnevall guilty of human smuggling, after he helped a Syrian boy travel safely from Greece to Sweden. Onnevall met the 15-year old when making a documentary in 2015. The court said it was clear Onnevall had acted for humanitarian reasons, but the law was very restrictive in terms of pardoning crime on that basis. Onnevall has appealed the verdict.
EU governments should stop Ukraine from hampering the work of NGOs in revenge against their anti-corruption work.
An ongoing review of the the European Investment Bank's "complaints mechanism" could make the oversight branch less independent and less effective.
Journalists from Turkey's Zaman newspaper stand trial this week on fake charges that include "perception engineering" and "violating the rights of statesmen".
Mega-mergers in the food sector have become commonplace, but EU laws do little to help it keep check on the impact this could have on the environment, public health, and food security.
The UK aims to maintain and to "instensify" cooperation with the EU to fight crime and terrorism even after Brexit, according to London's new policy paper.
The European Commission has said it is in a "dialogue" with Cyprus amid concerns on loopholes in its passport sale scheme.
