What a Dutch court ordered for people living on Bonaire
The Hague District Court ordered binding emissions targets and a Bonaire adaptation plan. Read what the decision meant for island residents and what was appealed.
What can a family challenge in Belgium’s counterterrorism database?
Belgium’s Constitutional Court required stronger routes to challenge counterterrorism data and specific safeguards before recording children under fourteen.
When France blocked an entire social network in New Caledonia
France’s Conseil d’État annulled the 2024 TikTok shutdown in New Caledonia and explained when emergency restrictions on online expression can last.
When a link in a news report led police to a journalist’s home
Germany’s constitutional judges found a broadcaster’s freedom violated when a hyperlink helped trigger a search of a radio journalist’s home.
Two Iranian asylum refusals had to be decided again
The Dutch Council of State upheld orders for two new asylum decisions because the evidence on risks for apostates and atheists in Iran required more investigation.
Whose income counts when a couple applies to live together in Belgium?
Belgium’s Constitutional Court ruled that income available from a joining partner cannot automatically be excluded from a Belgian sponsor’s family residence assessment.
Could a college count maternity leave against a teacher’s days off?
The Dutch Supreme Court found that a college agreement discriminated when a teacher lost non-working days that coincided with maternity leave.
Dismissed after requesting training leave. Why did three months’ pay matter?
Belgium’s Constitutional Court upheld the three-month protection payment in a Flemish training-leave dismissal case referred by the Leuven Labour Court.
A refugee’s wife won a one-month deadline for a fresh visa decision
France’s Conseil d’État suspended a refugee spouse’s visa refusal and required the interior minister to reconsider within one month of notification.
Three asylum requests at Frankfurt (Oder) station
Berlin judges ordered Germany to let three asylum seekers cross the border for a responsibility assessment after police returned them to Poland.
She fell ill on annual leave. Could her employer count those days as holiday?
France’s highest civil court protected holiday days lost to notified sick leave and set aside a €39,427.70 repayment order for a fresh hearing.
A 12-hour contract and a 40-hour overtime threshold
Germany’s Federal Labour Court rejected a full-time overtime threshold for a part-time shop worker, then sent the pay calculation back for weekly evidence.
May officers use ethnicity when deciding which traveller to stop?
The Hague Court of Appeal prohibited the use of race or ethnicity in selecting travellers for the mobile immigration checks examined in the case.
Can the state require providers to keep everyone’s communications records?
Belgium’s Constitutional Court struck down central provisions of a blanket data-retention scheme after obtaining guidance from the EU Court of Justice.
When helping a migrant travel within France became a constitutional question
France’s Constitutional Council recognised a freedom to help others for humanitarian reasons and examined the distinction between assistance with entry, travel and stay.
Can a state school bar a headscarf because conflict is possible?
Two school employees challenged action over religious head coverings. Germany’s Constitutional Court examined the evidence needed to justify a restriction.
Why Dutch delivery riders could be employees despite a substitution clause
The Dutch Supreme Court upheld the finding that Deliveroo riders worked under employment contracts and explained how practical freedom must be weighed.
When a fee stands between a legal-aid applicant and a lawyer
Belgium’s Constitutional Court examined flat-rate contributions imposed on people who had already qualified for legal aid and annulled the disputed fee provisions.
Why a French judge ordered police drone surveillance in Paris to stop
Two associations challenged police drones monitoring public-health restrictions. The Conseil d’État examined whether people could be identified from the images.
When a benefits sanction puts a person’s subsistence at risk
A social court referred a challenge to German benefit sanctions. The constitutional judgment explains why hardship, scale and an opportunity to regain support mattered.
