The EU and its sovereignty: Almaraz power plant is a turning point
Losing Almaraz would be a loss for both the region and Europe. Letโs not harm our competitiveness and energy security when they are needed most.
Discrimination
Hamoudi v Frontex, an EU Courts pushback case: Shifting the burden of proof and a duty to assist the Court (a duty of candour?)
Antje Kunst*
* Antje Kunst is
an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted
to the Bar of England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and
representing individuals in a wide range of matters related to…
EU to Trump on tariffs: Go ahead, make our day.
Brussels threatens to use its trade bazooka after President Donald Trump says the European Union was created to โscrewโ America.
Growing anti-LGBTIQ narratives sparks ‘alarm’ across Europe
A rise in attacks on LGBTIQ people across Europe reflects a troubling trend of growing acceptance of discrimination and more restrictive laws, according to a new report.
The downfall of the World Trade Organization
What we see before us now is a dysfunctional and paralyzed colossus. And itโs time to reevaluate this institution, which is no longer fit for purpose.
Britain dances to JD Vanceโs tune as it recasts AI security institute
After the U.S. VP blasted โhand-wringing about safety,โ Britainโs safety institute gets a new look. References to AI creating โunequal outcomesโ are out.
Trumpโs plan for โethnic cleansingโ in Gaza is illegal, says UN investigator
Navi Pillay, head of UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, also said she would support a charge of apartheid against Israel at the ICC.
Bereaved parents launch court challenge over UK benefit โdiscriminationโ
Widowed parentโs allowance claims for those not married or in civil partnership can only be backdated from 30 August 2018Two bereaved parents have filed a case at the European court of human rights, claiming that the UK governmentโs treatment of them i…
Britainโs handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Labourโs decision to grant the geopolitical archipelago to Mauritius has sparked criticism from all sides.
Bulgaria acknowledges discrimination against patients with rare diseases
A new binding decision in Bulgaria could add millions of leva to the health budget of one of the poorest EU countries, as rare disease patients can now seek compensation for discrimination.
The post Bulgaria acknowledges discrimination against patients…
FIFA launches fervent defense of Saudi Arabia World Cup in letter to EU lawmakers
MEPs had criticized the world football governing body for awarding the 2034 tournament to the Gulf petromonarchy.
What is DEI and why is Trump opposed to it?
What the pushback against a more equal society could mean for a world fraught with power imbalancesWhen American voters headed to the ballot box in November, polls suggested the cost of living, immigration and reproductive rights ranked among their big…
Get ready for Trumpโs executive order onslaught
The incoming president is trying to deliver on a long list of Day One promises.
How Trump could make good on his tariff threats
Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on key trading partners like Canada and Mexico as soon as he enters office.
โOptimism laced with cautionโ: The delicate task of Syriaโs political transition
Syria is stepping into a new reality โ but its political contours have yet to take shape.
EU accuses China of โsystematic discriminationโ against medical device manufacturers
The EU’s trade commissioner said Brussels is prepared to undertake โdecisive action to defend the level playing fieldโ.
The post EU accuses China of ‘systematic discrimination’ against medical device manufacturers appeared first on Euractiv…
EU financial watchdog warns that ‘IBAN discrimination’ still harming consumers
EU financial watchdog warns that ‘IBAN discrimination’ still harming consumers
โI was stunnedโ: man claims Florence karaoke bar banned Neapolitan song
Enraged customerโs video triggers social media debate over linguistic and cultural discrimination in ItalyA debate over linguistic and cultural discrimination has erupted in Italy after a man was allegedly banned from singing a Neapolitan song at a kar…
Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100
The nationโs 39th president left a long meaningful legacy after a difficult four years in the White House.
FIFA chief Infantino warned by EU lawmakers over Saudi Arabia World Cup
Members of the European Parliament say they have “grave concerns” about the 2034 tournament.
28 policy promises Trump has made for his first week in office
The president-electโs campaign pledges cover immigration to education to energy.
Belgiumโs sex workers win maternity pay and pension rights in world first
Move by lawmakers hailed as โhuge step forwardโ, ending legal discrimination against sex workersBelgian sex workers have gained the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world.Lawmakers voted in May…
Fact check: Are claims of discrimination against Irish citizens true?
Fact check: Are claims of discrimination against Irish citizens true?
Britain asks: Is car insurance racist?
Experts say the system is hit by indirect discrimination โ but solving the problem risks hiking Middle England’s premiums.
Who might make up Trumpโs Cabinet
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
Brusselsโ global infrastructure plan isnโt challenging Beijing โ itโs relying on it
EU-funded projects abroad are being built by Chinese companies.
Daughter of Moldovaโs pro-Kremlin presidential candidate is keeping your bank safe
Corina Stoianoglo posts selfies with ECB president while her father strives to keep her fellow-citizens out of the EU.
Women at war: How Ukraineโs arms industry is replacing missing men
With so many men in uniform, Ukrainian women are helping keep weapons production going.
51 men accused of raping 1 woman force France to think about consent
The French justice minister is meeting with lawmakers to legally define nonconsensual sex as rape.
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Born in France but searching for a future in Africa
BBC Africa Eye investigates the “silent exodus” from France of those fed up with racism and discrimination.
Born in France but searching for a future in Africa
BBC Africa Eye investigates the “silent exodus” from France of those fed up with racism and discrimination.
French government split on halting football matches over homophobic chants
“We can no longer tolerate seeing intolerable behaviors every weekend in sports,โ Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
โSharp riseโ in anti-Muslim discrimination: EU rights agency
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights makes reference to reports aware from several EU countries, highlighting a spike in anti-Muslim hatred — as well as anti-Semitism — after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks.
Muslims in Europe experiencing โworrying surgeโ in racism, survey finds
โDehumanising rhetoricโ blamed as almost half of respondents say they recently suffered discriminationMuslims across Europe are grappling with a โworrying surgeโ of racism that is being fuelled in part by โdehumanising anti-Muslim rhetoricโ, the EUโs l…
US โconcernedโ for citizens after Meloniโs surrogacy ban in Italy
Washington fears that parents of children born through the procedure will not be recognized.
Who could be in Trumpโs next Cabinet? Here are leading contenders.
Former President Donald Trump, who is in the throes of a tight campaign, has not engaged in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet. But that hasnโt stopped him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be [โฆ]
Who could be in Kamala Harrisโ Cabinet? Here are the leading contenders.
If Kamala Harris wins the election, she will likely approach the task of filling out her Cabinet and West Wing much like she did when she took over Joe Bidenโs campaign operation this summer. While sheโll ensure her closest advisers and key Cabinet members are people she personally trusts, there will be some continuity with [โฆ]
Meloniโs surrogacy ban hits immediate backlash in Italy
Opponents describe the new law as an “inhumane act against parents and children.”
โSafe countries of originโ in asylum law: the CJEU first interprets the concept
Professor Steve Peers, Royal
Holloway University of London
Photo credit: viewsridge,
via Wikimedia
commons
Introduction
Along with judgments on Afghan
women asylum seekers (discussed here)
and the status of Turkey as a โsafe third coun…
Is this the end of footballโs transfer system? An immediate reaction to the Courtโs ruling in Diarra (C-650/22).
Stephen Weatherill, Somerville
College and Faculty of Law, Oxford University
Photo credit: Addesolen, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
โIs this the end of footballโs
transfer system?โ So shrieked the media in December 1995 wh…
Setting Gender-Based Asylum Straight: The Court of Justiceโs Landing Point
Salvo Nicolosi
and Tรผrkan Ertuna Lagrand, University of UtrechtPhoto credit: USAID, via Wikimedia Commons
Just a couple of weeks after the Taliban regime in
Afghanistan announced a
new decree prohibiting women from being heard …
Brussels pressures Czechia over Roma children discrimination
The European Commission has issued a formal notice to Czechia for failing to comply with EU anti-discrimination laws, citing the continued segregation of Roma children in schools.
EU top court to review Denmarkโs โghetto lawโ for potential breach of anti-discrimination rules
On Monday (30 September), the EU supreme court will hear arguments on whether the Danish law limiting the concentration of ethnic minorities in certain neighbourhoods violates EU anti-discrimination law.ย
Germanyโs far right loves one migrant group: Russian Germans
Germany’s AfD is targeting Russian-speakers who migrated to Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Burkini ban case tossed back to Belgium by top human rights court
Body-covering swimsuits are prohibited in majority of pools across the country. Two women complained about the restriction in Antwerp.
Equality โdowngradeโ in European Commission dismays rights groups
Ursula von der Leyen criticised for merging equality commissioner role into brief including crisis managementMore than 50 rights organisations from across Europe have expressed their โshock and dismayโ at Ursula von der Leyenโs decision to do away with…
EU could strip Georgians of visa-free access over backsliding on democracy
The South Caucasus country’s government must live up to its obligations if it wants to keep its benefits, the Commission told POLITICO.
US firms warn against Draghi reportโs โEuropean preferenceโ, risks for defence sector
Mario Draghiโs proposal that EU policymakers should favour European defence firms in public tenders would constitute a form of unjustified discrimination against foreign companies, the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU warned on Monday (16 Septemb…
Activists call for measures to stop forced deportations to Syria
Human rights defenders say refugees “are increasingly becoming targets of xenophobia, discrimination, and violent aggression” upon their return to Syria.
Thereโs a lesson for the EU from Britainโs riots: do more to prevent hatred and division โ or violence follows | Shada Islam
With the far right making gains in elections, Europe must improve on its dismal record of tackling racism, Islamophobia and hate towards migrantsEuropean Union officials watched from the sidelines as racist violence fuelled by the far right spread acro…
Belgium reduces waiting period for cancer survivorsโ โright to be forgottenโ [Advocacy Lab Content]
A shift in financial discrimination against cancer survivors is set to take place in Belgium. From January 2025, the maximum waiting period for cancer survivors to exercise their “right to be forgotten” will be reduced from eight years to five.
Spanish judge calls for end to social media anonymity in hate crime cases
Comments come after wave of false claims online about suspect in killing of 11-year-old boyA Spanish judge has called for an end to social media anonymity in the wake of a wave of online disinformation after the killing of an 11-year-old boy.Miguel รng…
What the last of the anti-war Chicago Seven wants todayโs protestors to know
Lee Weiner helped lead the protests in 1968. Now heโs smoking weed in Ron DeSantisโ hometown.
AI-generated parody song about immigrants storms into German Top 50
Artist Butterbro accused of walking fine line between parody and discrimination and helping make racial slur mainstream A song about immigrants whose music, vocals and artwork were entirely generated using artificial intelligence has made the Top 50 mo…
Bulgariaโs new anti-LGBTQ+ law is official. Opponents beg EU to take action.
The legislation triggered protests across the country and condemnation from human rights groups.
โAmbitious girlโ: How Kamala Harrisโ niece turned political proximity into a budding business empire
Meena Harris has leveraged her special bond with her aunt to create a sprawling personal brand from scratch.
Rights groups slam Bulgaria for banning LGBTQ+ โpropagandaโ
The law mirrors similar legislation passed in Russia and Hungary in recent years.
French authorities probing death threats against Olympics opening ceremony organizer
A scene interpreted as a re-enactment of ‘The Last Supper’ prompted a series of hateful online messages.
Press release – โEquality over discrimination: history must never repeat itselfโ – President Metsola
The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
EU takes Germany and Italy to court over migrant worker โdiscriminationโ
Commission cites โfundamental” EU principle that “people are treated equally without any distinction based on nationality.โ
No to Orbรกn, yes to Meloni. European Parliament hands out top jobs but cuts out (parts of) the far right
Centrist majority managed to keep Patriots for Europe at bay but backed the European Conservatives and Reformists.
Washingtonโs most powerful interests donโt know whether to cheer Harris โ or dread her
Would she bring continuity with Joe Bidenโs policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.
The time Kamala Harris upset the Brits
The probable Democratic presidential candidate ruffled feathers when she visited Britain back in November.
โI was afraid of being strangledโ: Italian journalist speaks out after attack by neofascists
Italian politicians condemn assault that took place in Turin on weekend.
My queer friends in Italy are so worn down by discrimination, they donโt notice it. Here’s why | Viola Di Grado
Giorgia Meloni is trampling what few rights the LGBTQ+ community has โ so many just feel grateful to be โtoleratedโI was chatting online the other day with a female friend who is undergoing IVF in Italy to have a child with her girlfriend. IVF for lesb…
Davos organiser World Economic Forum accused of workplace discrimination
Lawsuit alleges Swiss non-profit created an atmosphere โhostile to women and Black employeesโ
Labourโs top policy priorities
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
In France, (some) Jews are voting far right
Marine Le Penโs National Rally is presenting itself as a defender of the country’s Jewish population.
Kylian Mbappรฉ fears โthese peopleโ running France as far right shoots for election win
French football captain calls first-round results ‘catastrophic’ after Marine Le Pen’s big victory.
From stigma to support: Ending HIV in Europe by 2030ย
With a new European Parliament and elections across the continent this year, campaigners are working hard to ensure the needs of people with HIV remain high on health agendas.ย
Has the left jumped the shark?
Down in the polls, battered in elections and in many cases even deserted by the young, the progressive camp is bleeding support, while the right is on the rise.
Thousands march in Paris Pride ahead of elections
Tens of thousands of people took part in the big annual pride march in Paris on Saturday, with LGBT rights groups saying they fear discrimination if a far-right government takes power following the country’s election.
France laid the foundations for campus โwokeโ ideology. Now itโs leading a global backlash
Le wokisme, which the French love to hate, traces its intellectual genealogy back to 1960s French intellectuals.
Lawyer and activist Hayriye Kara on Turkey’s crackdown on LGBT rights
A Turkish activist and lawyer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her joy at being able to take part in France’s Gay Pride parade in Paris this coming Saturday. She admitted, however, that her thoughts will be with members of her own LGBTย community back hom…
Jordan Bardellaโs hometown wonโt be voting for him
Voters in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis โ home to many immigrants and Muslims โ fear the surging far right but also resent Macron’s presidency.
Far-right National Rally promises to bar dual-nationals from state jobs in France
Pledge by Jordan Bardella who is hoping to become prime minister in the election on 7 July, draws sharp criticism from the leftThe far-right National Rallyโs pledge to bar dual-nationals from certain state jobs in France has been criticised by the left…
Advancing Gender Equality: The EU`s Landmark Directive 2024/1385 on Violence Against Women
Dr. Ceren Kasฤฑm, Postdoctoral
Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Hildesheim, Germany
Photo credit: MesserWoland, via Wikimedia Commons
INTRODUCTION
The first-ever binding European
Union (EU) legal instrument to…
A punch-up in parliament reveals Italyโs deepest scars
The Meloni coalitionโs plan to give more power to โvirtuousโ regions has inflamed the country’s North-South divide.
Recent asylum case law of the CJEU: Distinction, Integration or Extension from ‘Mainstream’ EU law?
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Luxofluxo, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
While attention has been focussed
on the overhaul of EU law on asylum โ which I have analysed in an upcoming
article…
Time for Europe to deliver
Europeโs destiny must be to remain a beacon of peace, a thriving democracy where the rule of law is observed.
A Further Step to Gender-Sensitive EU Asylum Law: The Case of โWesternised Womenโ
Tรผrkan Ertuna Lagrand, Assistant Professor, and Salvo Nicolosi, Senior Assistant
Professor, University of Utrecht
Photo credit: Mystslav Chernov, via Wikimedia
Commons
Gender-based asylum
claims have been gaining momentum in EU law. O…
In the Baltics, the stateless who canโt vote in the EU election
What if you want to vote in the European election, but you canโt?
What will it take to end the HIV epidemic in Europe?
Governments, civil society and industry share views on the EU mandate we need to achieve the 2030 UNAIDS goals in Europe and beyond.
EU elections: Where do parties stand on anti-discrimination policies?
Surveys on racism in the EU show the problem is becoming more acute.
Labourโs election policy positions, tracked
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
How AI is poised to unlock innovations at unprecedented pace
With such powerful capabilities comes great responsibility: We must prioritize policies that harness the power of AI while protecting against harm.
France launches crackdown in New Caledonia as deadly riots rage
Paris has despatched elite units to take back the road from the airport to the capital of Noumรฉa, after the death toll climbed to six.
France accuses Azerbaijan of fomenting deadly riots in overseas territory New Caledonia
State of emergency has been declared in the Pacific Ocean archipelago after four people were killed in the worsening violence.
Weโre all trying to find the Guy who did this โฆ The Disapplication of the Illegal Migration Act in Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Murray,
Newcastle Law School
Photo credit: Wknight94,
via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
The courtroom was anything but
packed on a grey Monday morning in Belfast. There were no camera crews outside.
And yet, for a smal…
Violence against LGBTQ+ people on the rise in Europe โ report
Three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people in the EU think that their governments arenโt doing enough to fight discrimination and intolerance.
Health Commissioner Kyriakides: Discrimination against Cancer Survivors Unacceptable
As the clock ticks towards the end of the current Commission mandate, stakeholders gathered in Brussels (14 May) for a stocktaking on progress towards an agreement on an EU code of conduct for fair access to financial services for cancer survivors.
Protecting the conditional autonomy of governing bodies in sport from review โfrom a competition standpointโ: how the Court should decide its pending cases on the transfer system, the regulation of agents and club (re-)location.
Stephen Weatherill
Jacques Delors Professor of
European Law (Emeritus), Faculty of Law and Somerville College, University of
Oxford
Photo: Lassana Diarra, by ะ ัะฑะฐะบะพะฒะฐ ะะปะตะฝะฐ, on Wikimedia Commons
In preparing this paper I have
bene…
Lady Massey of Darwen obituary
Teacher, education adviser and politician who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of children in Britain and abroadDoreen Massey, Lady Massey of Darwen, who has died of cancer aged 85, devoted a long and busy working life primarily to improving the …
โDouble punishmentโ: the racial discrimination in Europeโs rental housing market
People of colour are disproportionately affected by the crisis, even as far-right parties seek to scapegoat them, campaigners warnThe 40 sq metre apartment had everything that Hamado Dipama was looking for: one bedroom, a bath and a good location in th…
The Manchester model: The industrial revolutionโs โshock cityโ revives
The cityโs startling turnaround has triggered a debate about whether ordinary residents are benefiting, or itโs become a playground for property developers and affluent newcomers.
Treatment of rare diseases in Bulgaria will be free but conditional and limited [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Bulgarian parliament has adopted a decision requiring the state to pay for the treatment of some patients with rare diseases. The decision follows decades of legal battles and accusations of discrimination.
Staff accuse ECB of gaming survey to limit negative feedback
Awkward questions that turned up evidence of harassment and discrimination last year have been dropped this time around.
India election heats up after charged Modi comments about Muslims
India began voting on Friday (26 April) in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative a…
Europe shrugs off Washingtonโs TikTok fears
Though it was previously willing to follow in Americaโs footsteps, Europeโs response is muted this time around, largely avoiding debate about the app as the EU election looms.ย ย