[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong arrested an American lawyer under the city’s national security law on Wednesday, a source at his law firm told Reuters, hours…
Tag: Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties
EU takes legal action against ‘golden passport’ schemes in Cyprus, Malta
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday it was launching legal action against Cyprus and Malta over their investor citizenship programmes, also known as “golden passport”…
Top French court upholds $56 million Google privacy breach fine
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top administrative court upheld a 50 million-euro fine ($56 million) imposed last year on Alphabet’s Google for breaching European Union online privacy rules, it said…
Swiss boost COVID-19 vaccine reservations with shots from Pfizer, WHO-led programme
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with “Vaccine” stickers stand near a medical syringe in front of displayed “Coronavirus COVID-19” words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File…
Ireland suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Ireland has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in the wake of national security legislation that Beijing imposed on the former British colony in…
France to launch platform to flag excessive police checks, Macron says
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a joint statement with Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (not seen) after a meeting at the Elysee Palace…
China rejects reports of hitch in investment pact talks with EU
[ad_1] BERLIN/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday denied that talks on an investment pact between the European Union and China had run into complications due to Chinese…