Tag #Legislation

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Trump's 14th Cabinet Confirmation, Contract Cancellations, and GOP Visa Lottery Bill

President Trump's 14th Cabinet member, Tulsi Gabbard, was confirmed as DNI in a 52-48 Senate vote; millions in federal contracts were canceled, and a GOP bill targets the visa lottery.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Spain Mandates Accessibility Upgrades in Residential Buildings

Spain's Council of Ministers approved a bill mandating accessibility upgrades in residential buildings, obligating communities of neighbors to apply for grants to fund works like elevator and ramp installations, impacting an estimated 100,000 homebound people due to inaccessibility.

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Reduced Inequality
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Spanish Senate Rejects Government's Judicial Law Correction

The Spanish Senate, controlled by the PP, voted 148-90 to revoke a government correction to the Judicial Efficiency Law, which the PSOE defended as necessary to address an error affecting 2,000 justice officials; the PP views the correction as an overreach of executive power, while Junts criticizes ...

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German Civil Society Urges Abortion Legalization Vote

Fifty German civil society groups, including Pro Familia and the German Trade Union Confederation, petitioned the Bundestag for abortion legalization up to twelve weeks, supported by over 300 MPs' motion aiming to remove it from the penal code, with a decision pending from the legal committee.

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Gender Equality
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Germany Strengthens Child Sexual Abuse Laws Amidst Rising Case Numbers

Germany's parliament passed a law enhancing child sexual abuse prevention and investigation, following a reported 5.5% increase in cases in 2023, with 54 children daily affected, mostly by known perpetrators.

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No Poverty
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Australia Enacts Tougher Hate Crime Laws After Antisemitic Attack Surge

Australia introduced mandatory jail sentences for hate crimes and terror offences, ranging from one to six years, following a sharp increase in antisemitic attacks since October 2023, resulting in over 200 charges in New South Wales alone.

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Russia introduces cooling-off period for consumer loans to combat fraud

The Russian State Duma passed a law mandating a 4-hour to 48-hour cooling-off period for consumer loans above 50,000 rubles starting September 1, 2025, aiming to curb 4.4 billion rubles in loan fraud losses (Q4 2022-Q3 2023).

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Russia Proposes Bill to Expedite Extradition of Citizens Accused of Crimes

A bill introduced to the Russian State Duma on February 11th proposes amending the Criminal Procedure Code to allow extradition of Russian citizens accused of crimes committed in Russia, regardless of their current location, to address challenges in securing extradition from foreign countries.

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Italy's Animal Welfare Laws: A Critical Assessment

Legambiente's analysis of Italian legislation from February 2022 to January 2024 reveals that only one-third of laws concerning pets improved animal welfare, while significantly fewer laws improved welfare for livestock and wildlife, highlighting insufficient penalties for poaching and lack of natio...

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Dutch Coalition Faces Crisis Over Controversial Asylum Laws

The Dutch government plans to implement three restrictive asylum seeker laws despite warnings from the Council of State about their ineffectiveness and potential to worsen backlogs, causing internal coalition tensions and threats from the far-right.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Bavaria Eases Monument Protection Rules

Bavaria plans to significantly simplify its monument protection laws in 2025, allowing for many renovations and modernizations without permits, including installing solar panels, fiber optics, and e-car charging stations, impacting 159,000 monuments.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Germany Passes Landmark Law to Combat Child Sexual Abuse

Germany's Bundestag passed a landmark law on Friday to combat child sexual abuse, strengthening prevention, improving data access for victims, and increasing government accountability, following intense lobbying efforts by the Federal Government Commissioner and advocacy groups.

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