1. The new French immigration law will introduce shorter asylum application deadlines and a one-year prison sentence for those entering France illegally.

https://www.liberties.eu/en/short-news/21830/21830

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43860880

2. France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden and United Kingdom already have comprehensive laws protecting whistleblowers.

https://www.liberties.eu/en/short-news/21832/21832

https://euobserver.com/justice/141671

3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights sets out a whole range of civil, political and social rights guaranteed to EU citizens and residents.

https://www.liberties.eu/en/short-news/21835/21835

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-43872520

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:12012P/TXT

4. According to the most recent Reporters Without Borders index within Europe, it was Malta where press freedom deteriorated the most over the past year.

https://www.liberties.eu/en/short-news/21836/21836

https://rsf.org/en/rsf-index-2018-journalists-are-murdered-europe-well

5. Yes, according to the Austrian government's new proposal, up to €840 may be seized from refugees for their upkeep as they wait for their asylum claims to be processed.

https://www.liberties.eu/en/short-news/21828/21828

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43823166