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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 ...

Podczas pierwszej sesji plenarnej w marcu 2022 r. Parlament ma głosować nad sprawozdaniem z własnej inicjatywy Komisji Wolności Obywatelskich, Sprawiedliwości i Spraw Wewnętrznych (LIBE), w którym opowiada się za nowymi środkami mającymi na celu ochronę i zwiększenie udziału organizacji społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w życiu demokratycznym Unii Europejskiej. Doceniając wkład organizacji społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w promowanie wartości UE zapisanych w art. 2 Traktatu o Unii Europejskiej (TUE), a w ...

Na sesji plenarnej w lutym 2022 r. Parlament Europejski ma przyjąć swoją coroczną rezolucję w sprawie rocznego sprawozdania UE na temat praw człowieka i demokracji na świecie. W sprawozdaniu, zatwierdzonym przez Radę UE w czerwcu 2021 r., skoncentrowano się na wyzwaniach w zakresie praw człowieka i demokracji na świecie w 2020 r. oraz na reakcji UE w kontekście rosnącego autorytaryzmu i zaniku wartości demokratycznych, spotęgowanych w związku z pandemią koronawirusa.

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 ...

Podczas pierwszej listopadowej sesji plenarnej Parlament ma głosować nad rezolucją mającą na celu wzmocnienie demokracji, wolności i pluralizmu mediów w Unii Europejskiej. W rezolucji wzywa się do podjęcia natychmiastowych działań, zarówno ustawodawczych, jak i nieustawodawczych, w celu rozwiązania kwestii strategicznych powództw zmierzających do stłumienia debaty publicznej (SLAPP).