Archbishop Michael Courtney, the Apostolic Nuncio in Burundi, was assassinated on 29 December

The European Commission is proposing a system to monitor respect for human rights in Member States

The European Parliament is considering the future an essential component of the European social model

Coping with the consequences of demographic change in terms of finance, healthcare and social policy will be one of the main challenges for the EU over the coming decades. One important contribution would be to attempt to reverse the negative population trend

The EU seems unlikely to reach its goal of establishing an area of freedom, security and justice by 1 May