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Same-sex marriages that are registered in one EU member state must be recognised in all other EU countries, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday in Luxembourg. What prompted the decision? A homosexual couple who married in 2018 in Germany tried to register their marriage in Poland after moving there, but their request was rejected by Poland's restrictive legislation.

The Romanian Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes (IICCMER) has published a report on how Tiktok is being flooded with pro-totalitarian, nostalgic and extremist videos. More than 200 such videos have ratcheted up some 130 million views, many of them idealising the former dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu as a patriotic and authentic leader.

A British-Australian couple living in a secluded forest in the central Italian mountain region of Abruzzo without access to electricity, gas or running water has lost custody of their children. The eight-year-old daughter and six-year-old twins were taught by a private tutor. Italian commentators weigh in.

Abgeordnete der Sozialdemokraten, der liberalen Renew, der Grünen und der Linken werfen den konservativen und rechtspopulistischen Kollegen vor, eine Kampagne gegen zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen zu führen.

Germany, France, and Italy lead a group of six countries urging other capitals to oppose the Commission's ambitions for the Digital Networks Act

Poland is the only European country to have a consulate in Siberia

Die EU ist gerade dabei, ihr Migrations- und Asylsystem grundlegend neu zu ordnen. Der Kommissar wirbt in seinen ersten 100 Amtstagen für strengere Rückführungsregeln.