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:

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:

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

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:

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:

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

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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.