The billionaire former businessman is accused of pocketing millions of euros in EU funds along with two of his children. One of his sons said he was held involuntarily in Crimea in an effort to impede the criminal probe.
Protesters Call for Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis' Resignation
19.11.2018
New Wave of Persecution Against LGBT People in Chechnya: Around 40 People Detained, at Least Two Killed
// 17.01.2019
Since the end of December 2018, there is a new wave of persecution against LGBT in Chechnya based on the alleged sexual orientation of victims, both men and women. Information received by ...
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Open Letter to the European Parliament's Committee on sustainable cohesion policy funding
// 16.01.2019
Within the next Multiannual Financial Frame (MFF), the European Regional Development Fund / Cohesion Fund Regulation (ERDF/CF) and the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) are key instruments that ...
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Russia's Ministry of Justice to Oblige Public Associations to Report on Their Heads and Locations
// 16.01.2019
Russia's Justice Ministry has drafted new amendments to the law "On Public Associations" on the compulsory registration of non-profit organizations with no legal entity. Those of ...
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EU Warns Romania Over Corruption Amnesty
// 11.01.2019
EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday (11 January) warned the Romanian government not to press ahead with a planned law that would grant amnesty for corruption offences, undermining ...
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ARTICLE 19 welcomes CJEU opinion in ‘right to be forgotten’ case
// 10.01.2019
Executive Director of ARTICLE 19, Thomas Hughes said: “We welcome Advocate General Szpunar’s opinion that the CJEU should place limits on the scope of de-referencing carried out by search ...
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