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On 29 November 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a compromise on the proposed directive to protect journalists and human rights activists from abusive cross- border civil proceedings, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). The directive's aim is to enable judges to identify SLAPPs and order their early dismissal, and thus spare the journalists or activists targeted by such proceedings the need to defend the manifestly unfounded claim brought ...

In recent years, the United States (US) has witnessed a growing number of terrorist attacks by domestic violent extremists. Many incidents at large-scale demonstrations across the country have increased the visibility of the problem and provoked strong reactions among civilians, law enforcement and policy-makers alike. When on 6 January 2021 a crowd of supporters of the then US President, Donald Trump, broke into the US Capitol while Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election ...

This study analyses the European Media Freedom Act proposal. It provides a political and historical overview of EU policies in the field of media and on information society at large, also taking into account the debate regarding EU competences on media pluralism and media freedom. The study reasons on the legal basis of the proposed Act, and then analyses the provisions of it under each of the Chapters of the Act, basing on relevant academic literature, policy documents, and empirical data. It concludes ...

In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination in Mali of Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont, two French journalists, on 2 November 2013. The EU is actively engaged in protecting the independence and safety of journalists, as a crucial component in the proper democratic functioning of its institutions and Member States. Nevertheless, in recent ...

The following is a qualitative, comparative analysis of international state and non-state mechanisms and tools aimed at protecting and ensuring the safety of journalists, and the extent to which they are used and valued in three non-EU countries: the Philippines, El Salvador and Tunisia. Emphasis is placed on the role of the EU in using and strengthening its own and other international instruments. The findings are based on 15 expert interviews and a literature review carried out between mid-February ...

Ahead of the 2024 European elections, the European Commission has presented a proposal to amend Regulation 1141/2014 governing the statute and funding of European political parties (EUPPs) and foundations. The proposed amendments concern, inter alia, the funding provisions, transparency requirements and enforcement of the rules. This briefing examines the quality of the supporting impact assessment (IA), which outlines the problems encountered in applying the regulation, as identified in recent EU-level ...

Durante su primer período parcial de sesiones de marzo de 2022, el Parlamento tiene previsto votar un informe de propia iniciativa de la Comisión de Libertades Civiles, Justicia y Asuntos de Interior (LIBE) en el que se aboga por nuevas medidas para proteger e impulsar la participación de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) en la vida democrática de la Unión Europea. El informe reconoce la contribución de las OSC a la hora de promocionar los valores de la UE consagrados en el artículo 2 ...

Se espera que el Parlamento apruebe su Resolución anual sobre el Informe anual de la UE sobre los derechos humanos y la democracia en el mundo durante su período parcial de sesiones de febrero de 2022. El informe, aprobado por el Consejo en junio de 2021, se centra en los retos a los que se enfrentaron los derechos humanos y la democracia en todo el mundo en 2020 y en la respuesta de la Unión, en el contexto del creciente autoritarismo y el declive democrático, que se vieron exacerbados por la pandemia ...

The media situation in Belarus has never been easy. With Aliaksandr Lukashenka being elected president of the country for the first time in 1994, the necessary reforms to provide media freedom have never materialised. Instead, over the years various laws have lessened the rights of independent journalists and imposed limits on both traditional and electronic media. Following the August 2020 presidential election, which ignited a brutal crackdown against the democratic opposition, the situation has ...

Durante el período parcial de sesiones de noviembre I, el Parlamento votará una Resolución destinada a reforzar la democracia, la libertad de los medios de comunicación y el pluralismo en la Unión Europea. Esta Resolución pide una acción inmediata, tanto legislativa como no legislativa, para abordar la cuestión de las demandas estratégicas contra la participación pública.