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Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Sikorski said the sabotage amounted to “an act of state terrorism”

The EU measures violate the spirit of the EEA agreement, according to Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir

The ecommerce giant had appealed the Commission's 2023 decision to designate its marketplace under the Digital Services Act's rules for very large platforms

In today's edition: Tobacco, wastewater and incontinence

Amazon EU v Commission
Approximation of laws
DSA: Amazon’s action against the Commission's decision designating the platform Amazon Store as a 'very large online platform' is dismissed

Amazon EU kontra Bizottság
Jogszabályok közelítése
A digitális szolgáltatásokról szóló rendelet: a Törvényszék elutasítja az Amazon Store platformot "online óriásplatformnak" minősítő bizottsági határozat ellen az Amazon által benyújtott keresetet

PAN Europe v Commission
Agriculture
Plant protection products: the temporary extension of the approval of active substances may not be applied on an automatic or systematic basis

PAN Europe kontra Bizottság
Mezőgazdaság
Növényvédő szerek: a hatóanyagok jóváhagyásának ideiglenes meghosszabbítása nem alkalmazható automatikus vagy szisztematikus jelleggel

Days after its first wartime evacuation, Romania scrambled German and Romanian jets after a drone briefly crossed eight kilometres into its airspace during Russian strikes

Plus FCAS, SAFE, EU Space Act, and the sovereign cloud

In today's edition: CAP budget, drones, low alcohol

In today's edition: Cloud sovereignty, consumer digital fairness, DMA probes

In today's edition: Electricity grid, melamine ban, Chinese solar, wastewater fight

Written by Martina Prpic, Ioannis Stefanou, Ingeborg Odink.

Adopted in 1989, the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was the first international instrument to explicitly recognise children as human beings with innate rights. As of 2025, it has been ratified by 196 countries, including all EU Member States, and it has become the landmark treaty on children’s rights, outlining universal standards for the care, treatment, survival, development, protection and participation of all children.

The promotion and protection of children’s rights is one of the key objectives embedded in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Moreover, Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU recognises that children are entitled to ‘protection and care as is necessary for their well-being’. The same article recognises that the child’s best interests should be the primary consideration for public authorities and private institutions.

Over the years, the EU has moved from a sectoral approach towards a more coherent policy approach. Whereas initially, children’s rights were developed in relation to specific areas – such as the free movement of persons – since 2000 the EU has taken a more coordinated line. The European Parliament has been especially vocal in advocating for children. This briefing offers an overview of the most relevant actions at European level to address and promote children’s rights before looking at upcoming challenges.

This briefing is an update of a 2022 briefing written by Rosamund Shreeves.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Children’s rights in the EU in the light of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Du 20 au 23 novembre, la conférence de l'ASEEES réunira à Washington plus de 2 500 spécialistes, dont une centaine de membres de la New Yugoslav Studies Association. Un rendez-vous qui illustre la vitalité d'un champ en plein essor qui repense l'héritage yougoslave au-delà des récits d'effondrement.

- Articles / Une - Diaporama, Courrier des Balkans, Yougonostalgie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Kosovo, Macédoine du Nord, Serbie, Slovénie, Culture et éducation

La Slovénie a adopté la « loi Šutar », une loi de sécurité controversée qui donne plus de pouvoir à la police. Elle porte le nom d'Aleš Šutar, tué mi-octobre par un homme d'origine rom. Un drame qui avait provoqué dans le pays un débat sur la sécurité. Mais certains s'inquiètent d'une instrumentalisation possible contre la communauté rom.

- Articles / Une - Diaporama - En premier, Politique, Populations, minorités et migrations, Défense, police et justice, Courrier des Balkans, Roms Balkans, Slovénie, Une - Diaporama

In today’s edition: Brussels unveils its digital omnibus as a privacy fight looms over plans to narrow the definition of personal data, the European Ombudsman comes under fire for promoting a close aide to secretary general, and Friedrich Merz takes heat for his Brazil-bashing

Europe likes to call itself a peace project, but the numbers tell a different story

Funding uncertainty threatens progress on cancer prevention and widening health gaps across Europe

Foresight fails when institutions stop listening. And the result is not a black swan but a predictable outcome of ignored warnings