Lithuania announced an extension to the state of emergency along its borders with Belarus and Russia until 16th December 2022. Minister of Internal Affairs Agnė Bilotaitė said that such a measure is necessary to stop hybrid attacks from Belarus and Russia

University students and staff protested several times in Athens against the deployment of police forces, the so-called University Institutions Protection Teams (OPPI) on university campuses

At the beginning of July 2022, the European Chief Prosecutor warned Romania of the potential consequences of a new law regarding whistleblowers.

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, one of the country's leading human rights watchdogs, spoke out against the extension of emergency powers, stating that the move will threaten fundamental rights.

In the latest Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, the Czech Republic shows a notable improvement, moving up twenty places from its ranking last year.

Poland’s Parliament rejected a bill that would liberalise the abortion law in the country by allowing termination within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

On 20th June 2022, when approximately 70,000 workers marched through Brussels demanding the government take action to combat rising living costs.

Nearly 30 organisations, including Rights International Spain, rejected the use of Pegasus software in Spain after confirmation that they have been spied on.

Around a dozen demonstrators staged a protest outside the Lithuanian government’s office in Vilnius over the country’s policies on migrants and asylum seekers.

On 3rd June 2022, a large group of students forced their way into the administrative office of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.