Latvian government to cut mala fide taxpayers out of free healthcare programThe Latvian government has approved the Healthcare Ministry's proposal to introduce a healthcare tax as part of the income tax.17:37 16.04.2013
Armenia seeks EU permission to label brandy as cognacArmenia has asked the EU for permission to label its brandy as cognac, Deputy Economy Minister Garegin Melkonyan said on Tuesday. The talks are being held as part of negotiations on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and Armenia.17:12 16.04.2013
Estonia fines 80 Russian teachers for lack of fluency in official languageOnly 230 of 1,500 teachers in Russian-language schools and kindergartens in Estonia have adequate proficiency in the official language, the country’s Language Inspectorate reported on Monday, citing last year’s statistics.12:49 15.04.2013
Cyprus to ease citizenship requirements for disgruntled investors – reportCypriot President Nicos Anastasiades announced new measures his country plans to take in order to ease citizenship requirements for foreign investors whose savings have suffered as a result of the EU bailout.12:08 15.04.2013
Former German president charged with briberyThe Hanover Prosecutor’s Office has charged former German President Christian Wulff with accepting a bribe.18:00 12.04.2013
European Commission to evaluate consequences of forced retirement of Hungarian judgesThe European Commission will evaluate the measures taken by Hungarian officials following a ruling by the European Court of Justice that the mass retirement of judges following the adoption of amendments to Hungarian law, was age discrimination, the Budapest Business Journal said citing a statement by Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice.18:00 11.04.2013
ECHR petitioners awarded €176.8 million in 2012 – reportThe Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe released a report which laid out analyses relevant to compliance with court judgments by all member states including Russia, which has become increasingly omnipresent in the ECHR.13:01 11.04.2013
UEFA may introduce 10-match ban for racist abuseUEFA is proposing tough sanctions to tackle racism in football, including a minimum 10-match ban for players or officials found guilty of abuse.17:06 10.04.2013
Criminal case opened into Femen's German protestA criminal case was launched into a topless protest by the Femen group in the German city of Hanover, targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.09:55 09.04.2013
EU pressures Ukraine to address its 'selective justice' with regard to TymoshenkoEU officials have urged Ukraine to consider what they believe was a case of 'selective justice' with regard to former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, after former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko was officially pardoned on Sunday.13:34 08.04.2013
Latvia to ban Soviet symbols for goodThe Latvian Parliament has voted in favor of the ruling Unity party proposal that bans the use of Soviet symbols at public events. The bill will now be forwarded to various parliamentary commissions for consideration17:38 04.04.2013
Bullying Goths and punks to be treated as a hate crime in ManchesterThe UK's Greater Manchester Police Force has begun to treat crimes committed against individuals belonging to Goth, Emo, punk rock, metal, and other such alternative subcultures as hate crimes, according to an official statement released Thursday.16:33 04.04.2013
Six EU countries take action against new Google privacy policyData protection authorities in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK launched actions disputing Google’s privacy policy in their respective jurisdictions Tuesday.19:56 03.04.2013
Former French budget minister charged with tax evasionThe former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has admitted that he held a foreign bank account to evade taxes and has been officially charged with fax fraud.10:26 03.04.2013
ECHR holds the Estonia violated rights during WWII monument riots of 2007The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Estonia violated its obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention) in connection with arrests and detentions that followed April 2007 riots over the relocation of a World War II monument celebrating the Red Army.18:05 28.03.2013
ECHR: Russia did not violate Novaya Gazeta's freedom of expressionThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Russia did not violate the freedom of expression rights of widely circulated Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and journalist Georgiy Borodyanskiy, who were convicted of libel over a 2006 story on the regional governor of Omsk.15:02 28.03.2013
Czech court refuses to consider treason case against former President KlausThe Czech Constitutional Court has refused to consider the high treason case against former President Vaclav Klaus.11:08 28.03.2013
Bulgarian ex-minister charged with corruptionOn Tuesday Bulgaria's former Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naidenov was charged with corruption over an EU-backed food distribution scheme and trying to bribe a subordinate.10:53 27.03.2013
Sarkozy hopes to be cleared in the case of L'Oreal heiressFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy has thanked all those who supported and trusted him on his Facebook page and expressed hope that "truth will prevail eventually."10:20 26.03.2013
Repeat check may be cancelled for Russian transit passengers at EU airportsThe Federal Air Transport Agency is negotiating an agreement on standardizing security checks at Russian and EU airports, according to which Russian nationals transiting from one European country to another may be able to travel without repeat security screenings at European airports.12:12 25.03.2013