Internal EU
The oldest border in Europe?!
The modern world is structured in such a way that each country has clearly defined borders. But speaking of borders, we wondered what the oldest border in Europe is. After…
Category: Internal EU
Council of Europe
Troubling questions on a Treaty Injustice which will not go away
Commission comes under pressure to account to parliament for its sudden closure of the long-running Lettori case Irish MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchu has placed a priority question to the European…
Editor's choice
300th day without an EU Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief!
The EU does not care about victims of religious repression. The EU continues to remain deaf to repeated calls of members of the European Parliament, to desperate voices of victims…
Internal EU
Croatians are the EU’s top air passenger-kilometres
Croatia had the highest share of air passenger-kilometres in the total volume of transport services in the European Union in 2023 (43.5%), followed by Bulgaria (29.0%) and Cyprus (27.4%), according…
Education
Commission closes long-running Lettori case
Decision precludes a fifth Court of Justice ruling in a line of litigation which dates back to 1989. 07 August 2025 By Henry Rodgers In a sudden and unexpected about-face,…
Europe
Religious Test for Public Contracts: Germany’s Use of “Faith-Breaker” Declarations Draws Scrutiny
Brussels – In the decades leading up to and during World War II, several European regimes implemented policies requiring individuals to declare their ideological or religious affiliations as a precondition…
Human Rights
European Parliament adopts new rules to combat child sexual abuse
The European Parliament has adopted new legislative proposals to strengthen the fight against child sexual abuse in the EU, including tougher penalties and adapting the law to new technologies. The…
Editor's choice
The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe
Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting – reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal…
Europe
Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner meets Eurojust presidency
Europe is secure when every part of the chain works together across borders. Eurojust supports judicial authorities to collaborate and fight organised crime together. On 18 March, European Commissioner for…