The @EUCouncil version of “Daphne’s Law” #AntiSlapps would not have protected Daphne herself from the SLAPPs she was facing. In its usual reflex, the Council protects those in power, not the citizens. The law must be fixed, so as to have real impact.
<div class="rsshub-quote">
Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation: 📢#SLAPP targets are no less deserving of #accesstojustice than those who persecute them.
@EUCouncil members should adopt, at a minimum, the protections of the original anti-SLAPP directive proposal. Op-ed w/@freepressunltd 👇
#stopSLAPPs #DaphnesLaw
@VeraJourova @dreynders
</div>

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SophieintVeld/status/1686266902996258816

Journalist*innen, Aktivist*innen &amp;
schützen!
Einflussreiche Einzelpersonen, Unternehmen &amp; Politiker*innen nutzen vermehrt strategische Klagen gg öffentliche Beteiligung, um Kritiker*innen einzuschüchtern. #SLAPP Das EU-Parlament hat diese Woche für ein Gesetz dagegen gestimmt.👇 https://t.co/MLLjGzOou7

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SPDEuropa/status/1679029138819088386

Re Eine Pressekonferenz zu den neuen Vereinbarungen zum Schutz von Journalist*innen und Aktivist*innen vor #SLAPP mit Berichterstatter @woelken startet heute, um 10 Uhr, live aus dem EU-Parlament in Straßburg. Mehr Infos 👉http://spdeu.de/h9dwpR
2/2

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SPDEuropa/status/1679029140790312961

Presskonferens kl. 10 idag om ogrundade och kränkande rättegångar som syftar till att tysta journalister och aktivister #SLAPP #EPPlenary m @EP_President Roberta Metsola &amp; föredragande Tiemo @woelken
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230705IPR02210/protecting-journalists-from-slapps-press-conference-with-president-and-lead-mep

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_SV/status/1679016595098681345

Re Journalist:innen &amp; NGOs einzuschüchtern bzw mundtot zu machen, die „ungewollte Tatsachen“ ans Licht bringen. Unser Zusammenleben darf nicht von denen bestimmt werden, die sich die besten Anwält:innen leisten können. #SLAPP 2/3

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Evelyn_Regner/status/1678830010671460361

⚠️Heute haben wir im @Europarl_DE abgestimmt und das Mandat für die Verhandlungen über Schutz vor strategischen Klagen (#SLAPP) steht!
Mehr dazu in der @greensefa Pressemitteilung⬇️
https://www.greens-efa.eu/de/artikel/press/greens-efa-group-welcomes-vote-to-protect-against-strategic-lawsuits

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ViolavonCramon/status/1678804681685106688

Read our thread on the protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings:
#SLAPP🧵👇 (1/7) https://t.co/UtjyPAJLRd

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758904061370368

Re The Directive safeguards against manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings in civil matters, in particular journalists and human rights defenders, on account of their engagement in public participation.
#SLAPP🧵👇 (2/7)

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758907110633474

Re SLAPPs are typically initiated by powerful entities, for example individuals, lobby groups, corporations and state organs. They often involve an imbalance of power between the parties.
#SLAPP 🧵👇 (3/7)

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758909459447808

Re Abusive court proceedings typically involve litigation tactics used in bad faith such as delaying proceedings, causing disproportionate costs to the defendant in the proceedings or forum shopping.
#SLAPP 🧵👇 (4/7)

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758911552409602

Re To provide the defendant with an additional safeguard, there should be a possibility to grant him or her security to cover procedural costs and/or damages, when the court considers that the claim is manifestly unfounded.
#SLAPP 🧵👇 (5/7)

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758913771180032

Re We successfully managed to introduce a broad understanding of matters with cross-border implications in order to ensure higher effectiveness of the Directive, as well as targeted trainings for judges and lawyers to identify abusive cases as soon as possible.
#SLAPP 🧵👇 (6/7)

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758915834777601

Re The high costs of such proceedings, which are often used as a weapon to intimidate journalists, must then be paid by the claimant. Today’s vote will pave the way for interinstitutional negotiations.
#SLAPP 🧵(7/7)

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678758918011645954

#SLAPP cases:
The only goal of such strategic yet baseless lawsuits is to intimidate, harass &amp; silence critical voices. They are a perversion of rule of law.
Examples: #DaphneCaruanaGalizia + @mariaressa
Today, we adopted a report on the issue with a great majority:
@daphnefdtn https://t.co/CJzEwBvJz7

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1678758287507062784

At the time of her death, Daphne Caruana Galizia had 48 SLAPP lawsuits against her.
The Daphne’s Law will better protect journalists and civil society representatives against unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings.
#SLAPP #EPlenary https://t.co/XNPvlq8xHJ

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678721546062372869

We call for the protection of journalists who seek the truth!
Journalists are facing a high number of #SLAPP against them across the EU and it is essential this law will be implemented.
Protecting freedom of speech is crucial for a functioning democracy.
#EPlenary https://t.co/ei49FeH6t5

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1678728423181565952

Les procédures-bâillons (#SLAPP) à l’égard des journalistes et défenseurs des droits humains ne cessent de se multiplier
Pas question d’instrumentaliser les poursuites judiciaires pour entraver le débat public!
C’est le message que j’ai lancé en séance plénière⬇️ https://t.co/yn8dmbrgUj

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/saskiabricmont/status/1678706059643371520

Després de mesos de feina, finalment avui l'Eurocambra vota la seva posició respecte a la legislació anti #SLAPP, conegudes com a "demandes mordassa". És crucial protegir a periodistes, activistes i opositors polítics de les demandes abusives que només busquen silenciar-los! https://t.co/kCwwzyzgmS

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DianaRibaGiner/status/1678720311724855297

🔴 Starting shortly: #EPlenary debate on Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings #SLAPP
Watch LIVE ⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qA6S https://t.co/ZhEvOY2IQZ

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EuroParlPress/status/1678449758539587600

Ustawa anty-#SLAPP oznacza zero tolerancji dla kneblowania ust stojącym na straży prawdy i interesu społecznego. Jutro przyjmiemy zdecydowane środki w celu ochrony dziennikarzy przed bezpodstawnymi pozwami. Teraz rozpoczynamy debatę: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/pl/home.html

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Adamowicz_Magda/status/1678450497513037842