United Kingdom Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond cleared of sexual assault The ex-first minister and Scottish National Party leader has been acquitted on charges of assaulting nine women. 23/03/2020
USA Ex-Google engineer pleads guilty to stealing secret files Self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski was charged with stealing documents containing trade secrets. 20/03/2020
France Exiled Catalan separatist leader holds rally in France Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont addressed more than 100,000 supporters in Perpignan near the Spanish border. 29/02/2020
Europe News The Brief: Rule of law worries in Hungary and Poland The European Parliament has voted on a resolution saying that rule of law in Hungary and Poland is still deteriorating. Which means that the EU is failing to bring these countries to realign with the Union’s core values. 16/01/2020
France Trial of former priest accused of sexual assault postponed by one day The trial will begin on Tuesday. 13/01/2020
No Comment Protesting French lawyers say pension reform is 'attack on justice' The lawyers' protest came after a day of demonstrations by opponents of a plan to sweep away France's 42 pension schemes in favour of a single system. 10/01/2020
Japan Lawyers for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn speak of "betrayal" Lawyers for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn "betrayal" 04/01/2020
Europe News Europe in brief: Malta, Czech Republic and Poland We look back at some of the issues plaguing European politicians this week. 20/12/2019
Poland Euroviews. Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View The new proposed bill tries to put a definitive end to the activities of an abundant number of Polish judges to uphold the rule of law. The attack against judicial independence, then, takes a further step forward. 17/12/2019
Argentina France extradites 'butcher' of Argentina dictatorship The ex-police officer from Argentina, who has lived for more than three decades in France, was extradited for crimes during the military dictatorship. 16/12/2019
United Kingdom Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape Serial rapist Joseph McCann, once the most wanted man in the UK, was found guilty on Friday of 37 charges at his trial in Old Bailey, including rapes against women and children and kidnapping. 06/12/2019
Spain Euroviews. Catalonia is the EU’s canary in a coalmine when it comes to its citizens’ democratic rights ǀ View “They will not dare, right?” If I had a cent for every time a European politician, advisor or journalist asked me that regarding what is Spain ready to do to keep Catalonia inside its ranks, I would be rich by now. 06/12/2019
Europe News Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards At the 4th annual Women in Europe awards, four women were recognized for their work in raising awareness for women's issues. 05/12/2019
Hungary Euroviews. In response to Judit Varga: Some facts about the rule of law she should know ǀ View The rule of law, as opposed to what the minister Judit Varga writes, is not one of the current “buzzwords” but a constitutional foundation for our civilization, the operation of the state and our daily life. 04/12/2019
United Kingdom Watch again: Britain honours London Bridge attack victims Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed on Friday when Usman Khan, a man convicted of terrorism offences, went on the rampage with kitchen knives near London Bridge. 02/12/2019
Israel Israel opposition leader Gantz calls on PM Netanyahu to resign Gantz's mandate to form a government - after an unsuccessful attempt by Netanyahu to do so - expired on Wednesday. The next day, Israel's president declared a three-week period in which lawmakers can nominate one of their own to try to put together a ruling coalition. 24/11/2019
France Court acquits mountain guide charged with helping asylum seekers The volunteer faced a three-month suspended sentence if the court had upheld his conviction for “facilitating irregular entry” 20/11/2019
Poland Euroviews. Polish judges are showing their courage amid a crackdown on an independent judiciary ǀ View “I feel like an entire machinery is against me,” Judge Monika Frąckowiak told me when I met her last month in the town of Poznań. “I will continue doing what I’m doing but I fear others might be silenced.” 19/11/2019
Europe News Catalan conundrum for European Parliament after top court opinion The EU's top court opinion is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 following an illegal independence referendum. 12/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: ECJ rules Polish reform is against EU law The ECJ has ruled the 2017 reforms that lowered the retirement age for judges in Poland compromise the independence of courts and are gender discrimination. 06/11/2019