A Hungarian court judged that the 444 news portal had damaged the reputation of a political party by hyperlinking to a third-party video. The European Court of Human Rights has now found that the Hungarian decision violated freedom of speech.

EU decision-makers should ensure that the new regulation on copyright complies with human rights including specific safeguards to protect free speech.

The Romanian data protection authority has sent questions to journalists who authored an article on a corruption case, and has asked for information which could reveal the article’s sources.

When you say that it's not true that George Soros wants Hungarians to eat insects, you may sound convincing in the moment. But months later, people will only recall something about Soros and eating bugs.

Florin Iordache, the deputy speaker from the ruling Social Democrat Party in Romania literally showed his middle finger in reaction to the European Commission’s request to immediately suspend ongoing judicial reforms....

The Romanian government should “immediately suspend” efforts to reform the judicial system and criminal code, and appoint a new anti-corruption prosecutor – the European Commission (EC) said in its annual report on...

Reporters of the investigative Rise project in Romania were ordered last Thursday to reveal their sources or face huge fines under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Organised Crime and Corruption...

Bulgaria and Romania should be admitted to the Schengen area as soon as possible, members of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee urge. MEPs want EU ministers to swiftly approve the accession of...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - November 2018

Two months ahead of Romania taking over the EU presidency, the European Commission on Thursday raised “concerns” over the Romanian government's attempts to target the last remaining high-profile independent prosecutor...