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Three Reasons Governments Need To Turn Down Poland & Hungary’s 'Interpretative Declaration’ On Rule Of Law Conditionality

December 10, 2020 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

The interpretative declaration might seem like an insignificant concession, because it’s not legally binding. But it’s likely to render the conditionality mechanism useless in practice. And it’s just not needed to unblock the budget.
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New Privacy Complaints Filed In Against Invasive Online Advertising

December 10, 2020 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

Organisations from 6 countries have today lodged complaints with their data protection authorities about the behavioural advertising industry’s harmful practices of broadcasting people’s personal data on the internet.
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- GDPR
- FixAdTech
UN: Spanish Police Violating Rights of People of African Descent in Pandemic

December 07, 2020 • by Rights International Spain

The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent has expressed concern about systemic racism during the coronavirus pandemic and has urged governments to end police impunity.
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Microtargeted Political Advertising Must Be Transparent and Respect Privacy

December 07, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Liberties published a policy paper on solutions for regulating micortargeted political advertising. This paper focuses on solutions that we need in order to properly tackle the problem caused by microtargeting in the online ecosystem.
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European Democracy Action Plan Makes Right Signals, Needs Follow Up Actions

December 03, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

The European Commission today unveiled its action plan to strengthen democracy in the EU (EDAP) in a bid to bolster fair electoral processes and protect media freedom and pluralism. It comes at a critical time.
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Civicus: Unabated Attacks On LGBTI Rights Amid The Pandemic In Hungary

December 03, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit Hungary in early September 2020.
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Civicus: Protest Against COVID-19 Measures, Extinction Rebellion Facebook Page Suspended In Belgium

December 02, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

In late September 2020, after a 16-month deadlock, seven political parties agreed to form a coalition federal government that replaced the caretaker administration.
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Civicus: Protest Over COVID-19 Measures in Spain

December 01, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

On 29th October 2020, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with the support of Parliament, extended the state of alarm until May 2021, which is expected to help the authorities control the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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#StopSLAPPs - Watchdogs Need EU Rules to Protect Them From Legal Bullying

November 30, 2020 • by Linda Ravo, LibertiesEU

Corrupt politicians and powerful businesses use legal bullying to silence critical voices. This practice is a threat to European values and to the rule of law. We shared a proposal with the Commission on how to protect journalists and NGOs from SLAPPs.
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Civicus: Anti-Lockdown Protest Turns Violent Amid A Second Wave Of The COVID-19 Pandemic in Czechia

November 19, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

On 2nd and 3rd October 2020, regional elections were held in the Czech Republic.
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