EU asylum return focus expands police scrutiny
EU interior ministers agreed to start legislative talks with the EU parliament to expand the scope of an asylum database, Eurodac, to include migrants and stateless people.
Estonia joins US in passing Magnitsky law
Estonia has voted to ban entry to foreigners deemed guilty of human rights abuses in a law targeting Russia and inspired by the Magnitsky case.
Children's rights at risk in EU hotspots
Lack of lawyers and other staff has caused logjams on asylum claims, which particularly hurt children, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency told MEPs.
News in Brief
- Wallonia sues Volkswagen over Dieselgate scandal
- Report: EU commissioners want to cut Poland's funding
- Italy's Monte dei Paschi bank faces state bailout
- Muslim woman set to become Romania PM
- EU dodges decision in US visa row
- States must ratify EU-Singapore deal, ECJ lawyer says
- EU court: Morocco deals don't apply to Western Sahara
- UK mass surveillence is illegal, EU court says
Germany accused of strangling EU tax transparency
A German-led group of EU states is trying to block plans for greater tax transparency, amid the restart of an iconic whistleblower case.
EU court to rule on humanitarian visas
The European Court of Justice will examine the case of a Syrian family who wants to go to Belgium. Its decision will apply to all EU countries.
EU offers Denmark backdoor to Europol
Denmark's government and political parties are examining a draft agreement that would secure links with Europol starting May 2017, in a follow-up to a referendum last year that rejected full membership into the EU law enforcement agency.
ID and police checks await all who enter and leave the EU
EU lawmakers reached an agreement with member states on new draft rules to ID check every person leaving and entering the EU.
EU scrambles to finalise gun-control reforms
Negotiators behind a bill to tighten the EU directive on firearms are hoping to agree a deal, but signs are emerging of possible deadlock.
More jihadi attacks likely in Europe, Europol says
The European joint police agency said that the group had shifted focus to so-called soft targets, because indiscriminate attacks on ordinary people have shown most successful in terrorising public opinion.
EU terror law risks making protest a crime
An anti-terror bill is likely to sail through the EU parliament in December, despite serious concerns raised by rights groups over its broad understanding of what constitutes terrorism.
EU pushes to finalise security laws
The EU Commission wants bills on terrorism, firearms and systematic ID checks on every EU national wrapped up before the end of the year.
EU split on semi-automatic weapons
Co-legislators disagree with EU commission plans to ban semi-automatic weapons that resemble their military grade counterparts.
UK to remain in Europol for now
The British government has announced it will opt in to the EU police agency's new regulation after May 2017
EU extends internal border controls
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Sweden will be allowed to extend internal border checks following approval by the EU council, representing member states.
Interview
Former spy chiefs call for EU-US intelligence hub
Europe and the US need an "intelligence hub” to fight terrorism, with grand ideas on EU military integration unlikely to bear fruit, Germany’s former spy chief has said.
Investigation
Romania and Morocco have most expats in EU prisons
Romania and Morocco have the highest number of expats in prison in the EU while Lithuania has the highest percentage of their expat population in jail.
Poland rejects EU 'interferences' on rule of law
Poland has accused the European Commission of lacking objectivity and understanding of the intricacies of the Polish legal system.
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Calais children abandoned at former camp site
Scores of children are sleeping rough on the ruins of the Calais jungle after French authorities declared the end of evacuation.
Greece to probe UN allegations of illegal returns
UN allegations of unlawful returns of asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey mark another blow to the credibility of the EU-Turkey migrant swap deal.
Privacy activists mount court challenge to EU-US data pact
Privacy advocacy group Digital Rights Ireland is challenging Privacy Shield at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, it has been revealed.
EU extends internal border checks
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway granted three-month extensions on border controls despite fall in migrant numbers.
Iraq fighting could bring jihadists to Europe, commissioner warns
EU security commissioner Julian King says around 2,500 Islamic State militants in the Mosul area are from Europe, and they could flee if the city falls.
EU reluctant to extend Schengen border checks
Plans to extend internal border controls in Austria, Denmark, and Germany after a mid-November deadline were met with scepticism by the EU commission.
We'll sue EU commission over US visa policy, say MEPs
MEPs in the civil liberties committee threaten to take the commission to court unless it takes action over continuing visa restrictions the US places on five EU states.
Governments eschew urgency of passenger flight data law
Member states are yet to launch an EU PNR scheme despite the urgency in the lead up to its adoption.
Polish abortion row puts women's rights on EU agenda
A proposal to punish women who have abortions in Poland has forced EU institutions to question their duty to act when women's rights are at risk.
Georgia gets green light for EU visa-free travel
EU states have agreed to grant visa-free travel, likely by the end of the year, to Georgian nationals, leaving Kosovo, Turkey and Ukraine in the queue.
WhatsApp's data gathering probed
Germany orders the US firm to stop collecting data "with immediate effect" and Italy wants details on the information it gathers on users.
Spy agencies launch 'real-time' terror tracker
Intelligence agencies in Europe launched an "interactive operative real-time information system" in July to collect data on jihadist suspects, EUobserver has learned.
Ex-EU commissioner Kroes held offshore firm
Neelie Kroes held a secret offshore company but did not declare it during her 10 years as an EU commissioner, leaked documents from Bahamas show.
Focus
MEPs urge Sweden to end border checks
MEPs have urged Sweden to end border checks with Denmark and to take better care of unaccompanied refugee children.
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