European Institutions

EC Warns Social Media on Ad Placements

March 07, 2019

AFP reports that, in a monthly review of internet companies’ efforts to combat disinformation on their platforms, the European Commission (EC) warned these companies they are doing too little to scrutinize potentially malicious advertising placements as the May European parliamentary elections approach.
Macron's "European Renaissance" Focuses on EU Authority

March 06, 2019

In a letter published in newspapers across Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron calls for a “European renaissance” focused on the centralization of authority in EU institutions, such as a European Agency for the Protection of Democracies and a European Climate Bank, to advance a broad social and environmental agenda.
ECtHR: French Failure to Provide Care Violated Migrant Child’s Rights

March 06, 2019

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that the failure of French authorities to care for a 12-year-old Afghan national who lived unlawfully in a migrant camp in Calais for six months amounted to “inhuman or degrading treatment” in violation of European human rights law.
ECtHR: UK Counter-terror Legislation Violated Rights

March 06, 2019

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that UK counter-terrorism legislation - amended in 2014 - giving authorities the power to stop and question passengers arriving at ports of entry without any suspicion of involvement in terrorism had not been sufficiently circumscribed and did not contain enough legal safeguards against its abuse.
EU Ecosystem Mapping Lays Basis for Biodiversity Strategy

March 06, 2019

The European Environment Agency has issued a report highlighting its progress in mapping ecosystem types across Europe to lay the foundation for the EU’s 2020 biodiversity strategy.