European Parliament slams Russian courts for Navalny brothers’ verdictThe European Parliament has accused Russia of using the judicial system as a political tool and said that the verdict for the Navalny brothers has political motives.13:58 15.01.2015
Russian opposition activist Udaltsov sentenced to 4.5. years turns to ECHRRussian opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing the Bolotnaya Square protests in central Moscow in May 2012, filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights.16:32 13.01.2015
Council of Europe unveils torture report focusing on 2014 unrest in UkraineThe Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture uncovered violations of human rights and abuse of protesters detained by the Ukrainian police during the 2014 Maidan protests.13:05 13.01.2015
Ukrainian ex-president Yanukovich claims he had no bank accounts abroadFormer president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich announced in his Wednesday interview with Argumenty I Fakty daily, that he never had bank accounts abroad and denied any involvement in corrupt activity.12:10 24.12.2014
Russia seeks extradition of former chief of border agency Bezdelov from ItalyRussia is seeking extradition from Italy of Dmitry Bezdelov, former head of the Federal Agency for the Development of State Border Infrastructure (Rosgranitsa), who stands charged with embezzlement, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Sergei Patronov, consul-general at Russian Embassy in Italy.16:14 22.12.2014
EU imposes new sanctions on CrimeaCouncil of the European Union has announced on Thursday that a range of new measures are introduced against Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.15:58 18.12.2014
Russia has to accept ECHR judgment in Yukos case - officialRussia has to accept the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordering it to pay about 1.9 billion euros in damages to Yukos shareholders, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov told journalists on Wednesday.13:32 17.12.2014
EU Court removes Hamas from terrorist list on procedural groundsThe General Court of the European Union has announced on Wednesday that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be excluded from the European Union's terrorist list.12:27 17.12.2014
ECHR judgment ordering Russia to pay Yukos 1.9 bln euros becomes finalEuropean Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced on Tuesday that Russia’s request for referral of the Yukos case to the Grand Chamber has been rejected.16:31 16.12.2014
93-year-old alleged Auschwitz guard to be tried in GermanyA 93-year-old Auschwitz guard will stand trial in Lüneburg, Germany, The Local.de online news source reports on Tuesday. The name of the defendant has not been released.13:48 16.12.2014
Russia's Rosneft relies on nine pleas in support of its claim in ECJRosneft oil company relies on nine pleas in support of its application lodged with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over sanctions imposed on it among a number of other Russian entities, according to court records.11:35 12.12.2014
Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg drops suit over EU sanctionsRussian businessman Arkady Rotenberg has withdrawn one of two suits he filed with the European Court of Justice challenging his EU visa ban and assets freeze over the Ukrainian crisis.17:45 11.12.2014
Attorney General of Germany says no tangible evidence on Merkel’s NSA wiretapThe Supreme Court of Germany has yet to uncover any tangible evidence supporting the claim that Chancellor Angela Merkel phone was tapped by American intelligence services, according to Attorney General of Harald Range.15:27 11.12.2014
ECHR notifies Russia of a claim filed by paralyzed convict TopekhinThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) addressed a series of questions to the parties to a case launched by Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Russian national sentenced to four years in prison for fraud.17:54 08.12.2014
Suspected German ISIS member sentenced to three yearsA court in Frankfurt has handed down a prison sentence to Kreshnik Berisha for fighting on the side of terrorists in Syria, Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper writes on Friday.15:23 05.12.2014
Russia's child rights ombudsman vows to prohibit sex education at schoolsRussia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said there would be no sex education lessons in Russia, no matter what Europe says on this matter, Interfax reports on Monday.15:06 01.12.2014
EU blacklists 13 more individuals and 5 organizations from DonetskThe EU will introduce sanctions against 13 individuals and 5 legal entities representing self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics /DPR, LPR/, TASS reports citing a diplomatic source in Europe. A formal decision on expanding the black list will be made by the EU Council this Friday.17:47 27.11.2014
Russia does not plan to nationalize foreign assets - officialRussia does not plan to nationalize European or US assets in response to the sanctions, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told journalists Wednesday following a meeting with German business leaders that was organized by the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce and Industry.10:31 26.11.2014
EU Court validates Rubik’s Cube shape as trademarkGeneral Court of the European Union validated Rubik’s Cube shape as a separate trademark, according to the court’s press release made public on Tuesday.15:05 25.11.2014
Spanish prosecutors charge Catalonian officials for holding prohibited referendumThe Spanish Prosecutor General’s Office has taken legal action against Catalan president Artur Mas for holding a symbolic independence survey on November 9 in defiance of a court injunction, RIA Novosti reported on Friday.16:52 21.11.2014