An Austrian ex-policeman has won a long battle at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The court's ruling states that Austria must compensate him for his sacking in 1976 for sexual indecency with minors, which led to...

Facebook has deleted 500 pages and logins allegedly involved in peddling fake news in Central Europe, Ukraine and Eastern Europe. The social media company writes that these pages had links to Russia’s Sputnik news...

An open letter signed by organisations in the creative sector calls for the suspension of talks on Article 13 in favour of developing a better solution.

The so-called Salvini decree, which dismantles the Italian reception system for asylum seekers and migrants, is pushing migrants who have not been admitted to reception centres onto the street, as well as severely compromising security.

Cash-for-residency programs exist in many EU countries, but the income these schemes generate too often comes from people with connections to organized crime and corruption, putting the security of the entire bloc at risk.

MEPs just voted on two legislative proposals that could see the EU doing more to protect our rights against encroaching authoritarians. They're both based on ideas outlined by Liberties. Here's what the votes mean and what happens next.​

BfV, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, will increase monitoring of the far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for suspected extremism. The Berlin government aims to avoid the spread of radical...

A German couple that refused to send their children to school have had their appeal rejected by the European Court of Human Rights. In 2012, the German State Education Authority found that the couple was "refusing to...

The debate on euthanasia in Italy goes on, while a handful of MPs from the current ruling alliance could make a difference in the debate.

The mayor of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz, was stabbed on stage during a charity event on Monday. Adamowicz was treated on the spot and underwent five hours of surgery but he later died. “With the deepest regret we must...