European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
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Netherlands: No work, no home
27 April 2011715 De Volkskrant Amsterdam -
Romania: EU white elephant funds
11 March 2011PresseuropJurnalul Naţional -
Romania: Bucharest walks in step with ECHR
24 February 201116PresseuropJurnalul Naţional -
UNITED KINGDOM: MPs kick out ECHR ruling on prisoners
11 February 2011PresseuropThe Daily Mail -
Human rights: ECHR presses Ireland to review abortion law
17 December 2010PresseuropThe Irish Times -
Asylum rights: Refugee system is collapsing
28 October 2010221PresseuropDie Presse -
Turkey: European justice is Turkish delight
19 February 2010261 Trouw Amsterdam -
France: Banning the burqa isn't easy
13 January 2010PresseuropLibération -
Austria: Jail time for asylum seekers
12 January 2010PresseuropDie Presse -
Abortion: Ireland challenged at the ECHR
30 November 2009PresseuropThe Irish Times -
After '89: Loving Europe, despairing of the EU
10 November 2009233 The Observer London -
Lithuania: You say Waldemar, I say Valdemar
9 November 2009PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Lisbon Treaty: Signed at last, time to move on
4 November 200920 Presseurop -
Religion: European Court bans the Cross
4 November 2009PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Marriage: Mr and Mr Smith
17 July 200918 Cafebabel.com Paris -
Spain: European court clips ETA's political wing
2 July 2009Presseurop
Why should a country not have the right to reinforce its legislation on economic immigration? Even if it goes against European law, a columnist argues that this principle should apply in the context of the political row between the Hague and Warsaw over the fate of unemployed Polish migrants. 
Violations of freedom of religion, equality before the law, human rights: a great many Turks bypass their own legal system to put their case directly to the European Court of Human Rights. A phenomenon that vexes jurists no end, but is gradually changing the Turkish mindset. 
Twenty years after the fall of Berlin Wall, the hope the event inspired is being thwarted by a European Union that seeks “to standardise behaviour and attitudes”, argues Henry Porter in the Observer. 
With the Czech President's signature on Tuesday, it is now certain the the Lisbon Treaty will come into force on 1st of December. The EU has been given the tools for a new reign of more efficient governance, however, the European press warns that the treaty will bring about progress only if European leaders change their ways.
Same sex couples continue to benefit from more extensive civil rights almost everywhere Europe. But de jure gay marriages are only authorized in five countries. Cafebabel.com sets out to map "gay-friendly" Europe. 
The European Human Rights Court has confirmed the ban of Batasuna,the political wing of the terrorist group ETA. Spanish dailies are rather happy about this decision, which puts a spanner in the works of radical Basque nationalism. The Basque press, on the other hand, is more measured.