Showing posts with label European Union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European Union. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

EU Court OK's Neutral Ban on Employees Wearing Any Symbol of Belief

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In  Request for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the tribunal du travail de Liège (Labour Court, Liège, Belgium) , (EUCJ, No...
Monday, August 22, 2022

International Day Commemorating Victims Of Religious Persecution

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Today was International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief,  so designated by a United Nations Ge...
Friday, April 05, 2019

Belgian Kosher Slaughter Ban Referred To European Court of Justice

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As previously reported , in January Belgium's Council of State-- the country's highest court-- heard oral arguments on challenges to...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

EU Court of Justice: Halal and Kosher Meat Cannot Be Sold As Organic Without Pre-Slaughter Stunning

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In Œuvre d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs (OABA) v. Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation , the Court of Justice of the European ...
Friday, February 01, 2019

Council of Europe Decries Sharia In EU Nations

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On Jan. 22, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted Resolution 2253 (2019), Sharia, the Cairo Declaration and the Europe...
Friday, December 07, 2018

EU Encourages Member States To Increase Fight Against Antisemitism

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As reported by JTA, the Council of the European Union yesterday adopted a Council Declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the deve...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

European Court: Data Protection Directive Applies To Jehovah's Witnesses Information Collected In Preaching

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In  Tietosuojavaltuutettu v Jehovan todistajat — uskonnollinen yhdyskunta ,   (CJEU, July 10, 2018), the Court of Justice of the European Un...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

European Court of Justice Advocate's Opinion on Tax Exemption For Catholic Church

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In Congregación de Escuelas Pías Provincia Betania v. Ayuntamiento de Getafe , (CJEU, Feb. 16, 2017), an Advocate General's opinion reco...
Friday, October 28, 2016

European Parliament Lifts Jean-Marie Le Pen's Immunity To Allow Race Hatred Prosecution

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AFP  and The Forward  report that on Tuesday the European Parliament lifted the legal immunity of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former head of France&#...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

EU Criticizes New State Laws In U.S. Which Restrict LGBT Rights

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On Thursday the European External Action Service (the European Union's diplomatic service) issued a statement ( full text ) criticizing ...