From 1 July 2022, civil marriage will be possible for same-sex couples in Switzerland, in line with the will of nearly two-thirds of voters participating in a September referendum on the issue, the government in Bern announced yesterday.more
55 percent Dutch people support restrictions on people who have not taken the vaccine to protect against Covid-19, according to an I&O Research poll. Almost the same number of people (57%) do not trust the government's policy to fight the pandemic.more
Individuals could be stripped of their British citizenship without warning under a proposed rule change quietly added to the nationality and borders bill.more
With the number of coronavirus infections rising again, the Irish government has announced the reintroduction of certain restrictions. Even though 93 percent. adult residents are vaccinated, Ireland now has one of the highest infection rates in the world.more
Taking advantage of pandemic-related restrictions, companies whose activity is limited to issuing sick leaves have entered the medical market. According to lawyers interviewed by Prawo.pl, particularly short layoffs are rarely checked by ZUS. It is mainly employers who pay for undue days off.more
A family court in Milan has granted the mother of a 12-year-old the right to vaccinate him against Covid-19 despite the father's disagreement. This is another case in Italy where a parental dispute over vaccination or a child's conflict with them over it had to be settled in court.more
The European Parliament has approved a resolution condemning Poland's near-total ban on abortion. In October 2020, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled women can terminate their pregnancies only in cases of rape or incest, or if their life is in danger.more
The Duchess of Sussex questioned whether she should call her father "daddy" in a letter and whether it would "pull at the heartstrings" if leaked, the Court of Appeal has heard.
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Thousands of payphones across the UK could be protected under new rules. Regulator Ofcom said it is proposing stronger rules to safeguard phone boxes from removal if they meet certain criteria.more
Ministers are being urged to allow low-cost, paint-only zebra crossings on side roads to encourage more walking, after research showed they made drivers significantly more likely to stop for pedestrians.more
The civic project "Stop abortion", which equates abortion with murder, will pass the first reading and then should be sent for further work in the Sejm - this is the scenario that emerges from the words of MPs from the governing coalition, writes today's "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more
A Chelsea fan who posted anti-Semitic and racist tweets aimed at fans of rival club Tottenham - including photos of Auschwitz and a man doing a Nazi salute - was on Friday jailed for eight weeks.more
The death of a pregnant Polish woman has reignited debate over abortion in one of Europe's most devoutly Catholic countries, with activists saying she could still be alive if it were not for a near total ban on terminating pregnancies.more
At least 853 illegal immigrants on 25 boats made it into the UK via the English Channel on Wednesday, the UK Home Office said yesterday. This means another, fifth daily record this year.more
The White House has announced details of previously announced regulations that make it mandatory to vaccinate against Covid-19 or undergo regular coronavirus testing for companies with over 100 employees and healthcare professionals. The obligation will come into force on January 4.more
The accident in which the cinematographer for "Rust" Halyna Hutchins was killed, shot by Alec Baldwin, may have been the result of sabotage, said lawyers representing the armorer working on the set.more
Nowojorski sędzia prowadzący sprawę cywilną, którą brytyjskiemu księciu Andrzejowi wytoczyła oskarżająca go o napaść seksualną Virginia Giuffre, poinformował, że jego celem jest, by proces odbył się między wrześniem a grudniem 2022 r.more
The district court in Vestfold near Oslo refused to extradite a 34-year-old Pole suspected of drug offenses because of the "poor state of the Polish rule of law".more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that bans the selling or displaying of hate symbols on public property and taxpayer-funded equipment.more
Former Fifa officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences in Switzerland. Swiss prosecutors say Mr Blatter unlawfully arranged a transfer of two million Swiss francs ($2.19m; £1.6m) to Mr Platini in 2011more
