Date:

6 Aug 2026

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Article

On 31 July 2026, Greece's Parliament passed a law transposing the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive, offering journalists protection from both domestic and cross-border abusive lawsuits. The law allows early dismissal of unfounded claims within 30 days, shifts legal costs and compensation onto plaintiffs who file SLAPPs, and applies retroactively to ongoing cases. It covers civil but not criminal proceedings, and passed without cross-party unanimity.

Date:

16 Jul 2026

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Article

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 14 EU member states for failing to transpose the Anti-SLAPP Directive into national law by the 7 May 2026 deadline.

Date:

23 Jun 2026

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Article

On 19 June 2026, the Polish President signed into law the Act on Special Protection Measures in Civil Proceedings for Persons Participating in Public Debate, known as the "Anti-SLAPP Act". The law covers both domestic and cross border Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and provides safeguards for such lawsuits to to swiftly reject extortionate or censorious lawsuits and protect journalists and media carrying out public interest reporting from costly and time-consuming legal battles.

Date:

7 May 2026

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Article

The civil society organisations leading the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) alliance have called on EU Member States to urgently and effectively transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive. The deadline for transposition was 7 May 2026, but the majority of Member States have yet to fully transpose it.

Date:

2 Sep 2025

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Article

Date:

1 Jul 2025

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Article

ARTICLE 19 Europe, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, and the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland have published a joint legal analysis of Poland’s draft legislation to implement the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive. While the organisations welcome the proposal as a positive step, they call for key amendments to ensure it provides effective protection for journalists and activists.

Date:

29 Apr 2025

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Article

Date:

27 Feb 2024

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Article

The EU Parliament has approved the Anti-SLAPP Directive, or Daphne's Law, safeguarding journalists and human rights advocates by setting a minimum standard for defense, including early dismissal of unfounded cases, broadening the definition of 'cross-border' cases, and allowing compensatory damages for defendants.

Date:

27 Feb 2024

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Article

The directive will now go through some administrative procedures and is expected to be published in the official gazette by the end of April or early May 2024.

Date:

8 Jan 2024

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Article

Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) published a statement on the political agreement between the Council and the European Parliament on the EU's anti-SLAPP draft legislation.

Date:

30 Nov 2023

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Article

The European Commission published a press release, welcoming the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on new rules on SLAPPs

Date:

30 Nov 2023

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Article

Council of the EU published a press release on the political deal reached between the Council and the European Parliament on the EU's anti-SLAPPs draft directive

Date:

27 Nov 2023

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Article

Michel Forst, the Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention, sent a second letter to EU Ambassadors in Brussels in the run up to the final trilogue negotiations on the Draft EU Anti-SLAPP Directive. The letter details five key recommendations in relation to the draft Directive.

Date:

14 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

To strengthen the Directive, the organisations are calling for an early SLAPP dismissal mechanism, the retention of language on cross-border SLAPPs and a system of uniform compensation.