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Italian town installs speed cameras, catches 58,000 cars in two weeks

One Italian newspaper even said the trial speed camera in Acquetico, near the French border, saw over half of the cars travelling the route doing so over the 50km/h limit.

20/11/2018

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Tens of thousands join annual gay pride parade in Taiwan

The parade comes just weeks ahead of a referendum that is set to decide whether same-sex marriages will be recognised on the island.

28/10/2018

World News

Does European Parliament want to ban cheap food? | Euronews Answers

Does European Parliament really want to ban cheap food? | Euronews Answers

24/10/2018

France

Man removed 'anti-homeless' devices from benches and ended in court

Hippolyte says the authorities, not him, should have been in the dock.

22/10/2018

United Kingdom

Assange sues Ecuador government for ‘violating his fundamental rights'

The move comes as Assange is still being sheltered at the country’s UK embassy.

19/10/2018

Hungary

Hungary Homeless ban ‘will save lives’

A ban to stop homeless people living on the streets or in wooded areas in Hungary will save lives, a state secretary has said. The new law went into effect on Monday.

15/10/2018

Germany

Germany’s AfD tells pupils to report teachers who air political views

The party claims the controversial initiative has been targeted by hackers.

12/10/2018

Switzerland

Switzerland bans paedophiles from working with children for life

Switzerland has announced it will ban all convicted paedophiles from working with children for life.

11/10/2018

Switzerland

Switzerland imposes lifetime ban on paedophiles from working with children

Judges will be obliged to impose the measure on almost all those convicted of sexual offences against vulnerable victims.

11/10/2018

United Kingdom

UK Supreme Court supports bakery in gay cake discrimination case

The bakery was found guilty of discrimination in 2015 and lost a subsequent appeal in 2016 after they refused to bake a cake iced with the words "Support Gay Marriage" accompanied with the image of Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie based on their religious beliefs.

10/10/2018

Montenegro

Montenegro to fine people who do not stand for national anthem

Many Montenegrin Serbs have refused to recognise the song “Oh, bright dawn of Montenegro” as the national anthem since it was adopted in 2004.

08/10/2018

France

French court convicts former aid worker for ironic tweet

A court ordered the 21-year-old to pay €500 to the police officers, as well as €475 in court fees.

28/09/2018

Switzerland

Swiss canton votes to ban burqa in public

St Gallen becomes the second Swiss canton to ban the full-face veil in public.

24/09/2018

France

French court orders Marine Le Pen to undergo psychiatric evaluation

The far-right French politician is under investigation for sharing images of atrocities carried out by the Islamic State jihadist group.

20/09/2018

Spain

Belgian court refuses Spanish extradition request for rapper Valtonyc

Performer is accused in Spain of insulting the royal family and other charges.

17/09/2018

Germany

Chemnitz protester jailed over Hitler salute

A German court on Friday handed a five-month jail sentence to a 34-year-old man who performed the illegal Nazi salute during a protest in the eastern city of Chemnitz late last month.

14/09/2018

World News

Where in Europe is surrogacy legal?

Couples in Europe are dodging surrogacy bans at home by spending large sums of money abroad in their bid to have a baby.

13/09/2018

Poland

What the fate of one village reveals about Poland's justice system

Residents of Grabówka thought they had one a three decade battle with a final court ruling in their favour. But getting justice isn't so simple.

07/09/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'Atmosphere of lynching': Journalists under attack in Bosnia

A recent attack on a journalist in the city of Banja Luka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has sparked protests across the country and put journalists’ safety in the spotlight.

04/09/2018

Germany

Migrant jailed for murdering 15-year-old ex-girlfriend in Germany

A German court has sentenced a failed asylum seeker to eight-and-a-half years in prison for murdering his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend, in a case that has fueled anti-migrant sentiment in the country.

03/09/2018