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Elections Increase Grip of Anti-Values Parties Over Political Mainstream

May 28, 2019 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

Anti-values parties inside the main political groups at the heart of the European Parliament have become stronger. But various pro-values coalitions are still possible in the new parliament.
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Rome Suburb in Uproar as Roma Family Given Housing

May 27, 2019 • by Louis Labarriere, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

All eyes are on the Casal Bruciato outskirt of the Italian capital, which has been marred by violent protests being stoked by the extreme-right wing association CasaPound.
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Ruling Party Steps up Harassment to Silence Critical Journalists and Media Outlets

May 27, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

CIVICUS Monitor update on Poland - May 2019
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New Guide for Funders and Civil Society: How to Promote Progressive Causes and Counter Support for Authoritarianism

May 27, 2019 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

Our new policy paper offers funders and civil society organisations a battery of measures designed to counter rising support for authoritarian policies and nurture public support for progressive causes.
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Ibiza Video Is a Reminder of the Corruption Corroding European Politics

May 23, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The video that brought down Austria's government was devastating, but it was far from an isolated incident. Instead, it points to a much larger problem that exists across Europe.
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#WeDecide: Democracy and the EU. Do We Get to Influence the Decisions?

May 21, 2019 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

The European Union may not be the perfect example of democracy, but it is indeed a democratic regime, and one that deserves our moral support.
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The #Vote4Values Elections Tracker 2019

May 21, 2019 • by Israel Butler, LibertiesEU

We’ve created a tracker to show you what proportion of MEPs are anti-values, which political groups they belong to, and how they’re expected to do in the elections.
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Open Letter: Copyright Working Group Must Include NGO Voices

May 20, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

Here is the open letter signed by Liberties and more than 40 other human and digital rights organizations calling for their inclusion in the implementation process of the EU Copyright Directive.
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- copyright
Lithuanian Report: Fight Against Gender Violence Needs To Be Stepped Up

May 17, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

For the first time since it's inception, the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office has presented an independent report on women's rights in Lithuania to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW).
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Are Schengen Border Controls the New Norm?

May 16, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Many young Europeans take the freedom to travel through much of the Union without having to pass border checks for granted. With the reintroduction of “temporary” border controls, this privilege may be coming to an end.
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