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The #ECHR rules that holding administrative hearings via videoconference during COVID-19 is not a violation of Article 6 if fair trial guarantees are respected (Kucera v. Austria, 9 December).

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For its 25th anniversary, the Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne 2025 report by the European Commission notes progress in implementation and judicial cooperation, but highlights persistent gaps in awareness and monitoring (5 December 2025).

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The #ECHR Grand Chamber in Danileţ v. Romania (16915/21) holds that disciplining a judge for social media posts violated Article 10, as the statements did not undermine judicial impartiality or authority. #FreedomOfExpression #RuleOfLaw

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French Immigration law: what changes on 1 January 2026 - Lexial Lawyers

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The #CJEU in GKV-Spitzenverband (C-743/23) rules that, for EU social security coordination, “substantial activity” in the Member State of residence must be assessed including work done in third countries—excluding it would skew the facts in practice. #SocialSecurity #FreeMovement

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The #ECtHR found no breach of Access to Court (Art. 6) where French courts upheld State Immunity in a pay dispute, as the acts concerned a UAE sovereign public-education policy (Renouard v. France, 4611/21, 2 Dec). #EuropeNews

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French Immigration law: what changes on 1 January 2026 (6 good reasons to act now)
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The #ECtHR found that a blanket refusal to give an Armenian NGO info on soldiers’ deaths on State Secret grounds breached #FreedomOfExpression (Art. 10) for lack of an item-by-item proportionality review (Khaghaghutyan Yerkkhosutyun v. Armenia, 5497/17, 4 Dec). #EuropeNews

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Detaining an #asylum seeker for 2m 18d in overcrowded, unsanitary #police facilities with poor healthcare breached Art 3; no effective remedy breached Art 13. But detention had a clear legal basis/aim, so no arbitrary detention under Art 5§1. (B.F. v #Greece, 59816/13)

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The #ECtHR found that cancelling two Turkish academics’ passports, preventing PhD studies abroad, breached #PrivateLife (Art. 8) and the right to #Education (P1-2) due to an inadequate legal basis (Gür & Bedir v. #Turkey, 58806/18 & 2153/19). #EuropeNews

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The #ECHR judgment in Y.K. v. Croatia(38776/21) confirms that states must register asylum claims, ensure individual risk assessments, and verify safeguards in third countries before any removal. Failure to do so exposes individuals to indirect refoulement. #Migration #HumanRights

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ECtHR held that expelling a long-term resident convicted of repeated drug trafficking did not breach the right to private life: the seriousness of the offences outweighed his personal/family ties and lack of links with his country of origin. (Miari v Denmark, 15 Jul, no 2852/24)

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The #ECtHR found no violation of #Article8 in Siles Cabrera v Spain (App No 5212/23, 17 July): states enjoy a wide margin of appreciation in immigration control; requiring sufficient independent means serves the public interest; Spanish courts struck a fair balance. #EuropeNews

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ECtHR ruled that Hungary’s automatic pushbacks and sole “embassy procedure” denied real access to asylum- amounting to collective expulsions and violating the bans on inhuman/degrading treatment and the right to an effective remedy. (H.Q. & Others v Hungary, 24 Jun) #EuropeNews

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FRA publishes its 2024 Annual Report (10 June): rising discrimination (against Muslims, Jews, Black people, LGBTIQ), persistent violence against women, severe abuses against migrants, and growing impact of online disinformation on elections.
#Europe #EuropeanUnion

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The use of lethal force by French gendarmes was ruled lawful under Article 2 of the Convention, given that the individual, under the influence of drugs, had charged officers with a knife after taser attempts failed (Garand et al. v. France, no. 2474/21, 6 March 2025)

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A retroactive tightening of parole conditions does not amount to the imposition of a harsher sentence, provided it does not intrinsically increase the nature or duration of the punishment initially imposed
(Alchaster II, C-743/24, 3 April 2025)

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The EU Court ruled that third-country workers don't get automatic stay rights in the EU. Host states can require permits for stays over 3 months, set duration limits, and charge higher fees.

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