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EP Not Sending a 'Rule of Law' Mission to Hungary

November 07, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

Despite its resolution adopted in May that called for the drafting of a report on whether to trigger 'Article 7' sanctions against Hungary, the European Parliament civil liberties committee voted on Monday not to send a fact-finding mission to Budapest...
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EC: A More Robust EU Cyber Agency Needed to Fight Election Hacking

September 25, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

"They can target our democratic institutions and can be used with other tools, such as propaganda and fake news, in hybrid attacks," the EC’s security chief warned on Tuesday in Brussels. Julian King, speaking ahead of the German election on Sunday, wa...
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Dutch Senate Leader Warns of Threats to Democracy in Cabinet Formation Delay

September 14, 2017 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

The formation process is taking too long, says Senate Chairman Ankie Broekers-Knol. The elections for parliament were on 15 March, but the VVD (Liberals), CDA (Christian Democrats), D66 (Liberal Democrats) and Christenunie (Christian Conservatives) hav...
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French on High Alert Over Election Cyber Threat

March 20, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

French authorities are on high alert about a possible cyber attack that could affect the result of the upcoming presidential election. The threat was made public by President Francois Hollande, who accused Russia of trying to meddle in the campaign. "R...
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Hungary: Six Years of Attacks Against the Rule of Law

November 09, 2016 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

International human rights organization FIDH has published a new report detailing the Hungarian government's attacks on democratic standards and fundamental rights. This all happened since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...
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Press Freedom Report: Czechia Falls 12 Spots

May 27, 2016 • by The League of Human Rights

Czechia hasn't already been an ideal country with total freedom of the media, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Among 180 surveyed countries, it was relegated from the 9th to 21st position in the latest ranking. Although Europe remains an ...
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Civil Observatory on Democracy Launches in Poland

March 22, 2016 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The Civil Observatory on Democracy has been launched. The new effort is an initiative of several NGOs that are advocates of respecting and protecting human rights, the transparency and responsibility of public authorities and the quality of the legisla...
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Czech Radio Journalists Attacked by Neo-Nazis

February 15, 2016 • by The League of Human Rights

A Czech Radio broadcasting van was repeatedly attacked on February 6. The incident occurred during a demonstration in Prague by the group Block against Islam. Several attackers tried to enter and disrupt the broadcast, and ultimately disconnected the p...
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European Commission Opens Unprecedented Inquiry into Polish Democracy

January 13, 2016 • by LibertiesEU

Vice-President Frans Timmermans announced a "preliminary assessment" under the EU's rule of law mechanism to assess rapid changes made by the newly elected right-wing government in Poland related to the constitutional court and media regulations. The E...
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EP: State of Democracy Should be Monitored in Hungary

December 16, 2015 • by LibertiesEU

By a vote of 327-293, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on the European Commission "to initiate immediately an in-depth monitoring process concerning the situation of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary," as p...
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