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A 400-euro fine was awarded to a resident of Pavia in Lombardy, northern Italy, for embracing his fiancée in the street, a local daily said. They both had masks on, but the police explained that people who do not live together need to keep a distance.more

A Syrian refugee risking his life in the fight against coronavirus as a hospital cleaner has won the right for his family to be granted indefinite leave to remain were he to die on the frontline.more

The Government has decided to automatically extend all residence, work or study authorizations. The extension takes effect from the day following the expiration of the permit and will extend for the six months following the end of the alarm state.more

Under the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill, introduced to Parliament yesterday, the standard of proof for terrorism prevention and investigation measures (Tpims) imposed on individuals who are suspected of engaging in terrorist activity would be diminished and the current two-year cap on their use would be removed.more

From today in the UK, as well as in all EU countries, it is prohibited to sell menthol and flavored capsule cigarettes. New regulations were introduced under the EU tobacco directive, which aims to slowly eliminate tobacco addiction from society.more

This is not a victim of domestic violence, but the perpetrator will have to leave the shared apartment immediately. President Andrzej Duda signed the anti-violence act today.more

A law to introduce a new post-Brexit immigration system for the UK has been given initial approval by MPs.more

From tomorrow, new regulations will come into force that will free Poles working abroad from the obligation to undergo a 14-day quarantine - according to the Prime Minister's regulation published in the Journal of Laws. Pursuant to the Act, changes related to crossing the border by foreigners will also be introduced.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today admitted that people may be frustrated by the complexity of the new guidelines introduced when lifting restrictions related to the coronavirus epidemic. He also announced that from July he would like to return to - as he put it - "almost normalcy".more

46.8 thousand were inspected yesterday people coming to the country, including 41 thousand people on the internal border with EU countries, as part of the temporarily restored border control - today informed the Border Guard in Poland.more

According to the prime minister’s broadcast you are now – in England only, mind – allowed to drive your car to get to work and to go somewhere to take “unlimited exercise”.more

The ordinance on the extension of border controls at the internal border with EU countries for another month was published in the Journal of Laws. Border checks will be in force until June 12, 2020.more

The legality of every internment during the Troubles will have to be scrutinised, the former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has urged, after his convictions for escaping from the Maze prison were quashed by the supreme court.more

From Monday 11 May, around 51% of the Spanish population moved to Phase One of the government’s four-phase plan to lift lockdown restrictions.more

The British government has today published guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the workplace when companies gradually lift their restrictions as part of lifting the restrictions.more

Desperate Europeans who due to the closure of borders cannot travel to another country are overwhelming the European Commission with letters on this matter. This, however, does not give hope for a quick recovery, although it will present guidelines for EU countries next week.more

EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni, when asked to comment on the judgment of the German Constitutional Court in the ECB case, reminded that EU law has primacy over national law. "CJEU rulings are binding on all national courts," he noted.more

Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbreak, a London court said on Monday.more

Developed for several months by the Cebrian family, the "quick divorce" business, according to the owners of this business, has become an attractive venture during the coronavirus epidemic. A Spanish law firm offers divorces to tired spouses in 24 hours.more

The penalty of 400 euros was given to an 18-year-old from the area of Ancona in central Italy, who accelerated visits of his fiancee allowed by the government from May 4 by four daysmore

Austrian authorities are facing a class action lawsuit involving as many as 5,000 tourists over their handling of a coronavirus outbreak in the popular Austrian winter sports resort of Ischgl, in Tyrol province.more

Polish citizens from over 50 countries have signed a petition in which they note that if elections are held in May, they will be deprived of voting rights. "We strongly protest against the absurd act," states today's Rzeczpospolita.more

The US Department of State has identified numerous violations in Poland in its annual report on human rights in the world. One of the most criticized points was Poland's policy towards minorities.more

A man fighting extradition back to Poland for violent jewellery robberies has failed in a new bid to have his case determined by the UK's highest court.more

The EC has launched an infringement procedure against Poland in connection with the Act introducing changes regarding discipline of judges. As noted, the regulations adopted in December undermine the independence of Polish judges and are contrary to the principle of supremacy of EU law. Poland got 2 months to answer.more