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No, there is no ‘speed limit’ for pedestrians in Slovakia
30 Oct 2025 19:20 GMT
… social media frenzy erupted in Slovakia this week over claims that … pavements – not to walkers.
The Slovak parliament on Tuesday approved an … walking too quickly”.
For the NGO, the real issue lies in …
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Clearview AI faces criminal complaint from Austrian NGO over EU data collection
29 Oct 2025 01:02 GMT
Biometrics companies might be divided into two categories: those that seek regulation as an anchor for public trust, and those that run ahead of it to try and reap the rewards. At this point, Clearview AI should not be surprised when regulators classify it …
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Czech Radio war reporter Martin Dorazín among this year’s recipients of Czech State honours
29 Oct 2025 09:55 GMT
… Court Chair, and the first Czech Ombudsman (posthumously).
Dana Němcová, … founder and director of the NGO People in Need (Člověk … Dorazín
Martin Dorazín |Photo: Czech Radio
Among the laureates was … the international reach of Czech talent and commitment to …
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Poland's former justice minister accused of leading criminal group, siphoning public funds
28 Oct 2025 20:03 GMT
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Poland';s Prosecutor General' … as Solidarna Polska (later Sovereign Poland), which drove the previous government … ministry and individuals connected to NGOs that received money from the …
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Czechia is moving toward a more ethical future for science—and you can be part of it
28 Oct 2025 08:26 GMT
One initiative helping drive that shift is the Lush Prize, created by the U.K.–based cosmetics company Lush to support scientific, educational, and advocacy projects that replace animal testing altogether. Now open for its 2026 cycle, the prize offers £250 …
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Bulgaria and Hungary Lag in EU Rule of Law Rankings
27 Oct 2025 10:17 GMT
… law standards, with Slovakia and Hungary recording the most significant … progress include Ireland and Poland, which have registered the … Project is an international NGO focused on promoting the … challenges for Bulgaria and Hungary while emphasizing successful …
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AUSTRIA: ‘The global reach of the UN Convention against Cybercrime makes strong oversight critical’
27 Oct 2025 11:45 GMT
Interviews
23 October 2025
CIVICUS discusses the United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime with Pavlina Pavlova, Cybercrime Working Group Lead at the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. The Alliance seeks to ensure effective …
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How the chemical industry doctored a new EU approval of a contested pesticide
30 Oct 2025 16:02 GMT
… national authorities, from France, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden … the relevant Hungarian research institutes and NGOs,’ complained Béla … years, until the NGO decided to quit in … Association. In Hungary, it is the Hungarian Crop Protection Association …
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Civil Society Is the Weak Element of European Defence Posture
30 Oct 2025 13:54 GMT
… democratic participation and funding for NGOs. If so, it … defence training. Lithuanian and Czech volunteers make the bulk … a book 'Understanding Central Europe’, Routledge 2017.
He has … and policy debate on Central Europe.
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Ivor Chipkin, Jelena Vidojević – Elite Populism and the Ideology of State Capture: South Africa’s Warning for the United States and other Democracies
29 Oct 2025 19:04 GMT
… Orbán in Hungary deploys decolonial tropes … Hungary as resisting the encroachment of Brussels, international non-governmental organisations … , and global finance. Orbán’s narrative suggests that Hungary … tropes. Hungary is a …