COVID-19 crisis / Freedom of assembly

GREECE: Amnesty International statement on bill of the Ministry of Citizens protection: “Public outdoor assemblies and other provisions”

Analysis by Amnesty International Greece, published on 9 July 2020 – accessible here On 29 June 2020, the Greek Minister of Citizen Protection tabled before Parliament a bill that would regulate public…

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9 September 2020

COVID-19 crisis / Freedom of assembly / Freedom of association / Freedom of expression

ROMANIA: What good are our rights if we have Covid?

Article originally published in Romanian on APADOR-CH, 11 July 2020 - accessible here The law of quarantine and isolation for everyone to understand, even politicians; What does deprivation of liberty…

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30 July 2020

Freedom of association

BULGARIA: MPs Submitted a Draft Law on Controlling Foreign Funding for NGOs

Update 27 July 2020: Bulgarian NGOs write to European institutions alerting of increased pressure on civil society in the country. Civic organisations report: On 1 July 2020 a group of…

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8 July 2020

Freedom of assembly / Freedom of expression

ROMANIA: Romanians protest against ban on gender identity studies

Extract from article originally published on Reuters, 18 June 2020 - accessible here Hundreds protested outside the Romanian president’s palace on Thursday against a proposed ban on gender identity studies…

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8 July 2020

Freedom of association / Freedom of expression / Institutional reaction

GREECE: Council of Europe on amendments to legislation on NGO registation

Article originally published on CoE website, 6 July 2020 - accessible here The Expert Council on NGO Law publishes its opinion on the recently adopted and planned measures that affect…

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7 July 2020

Freedom of association / Institutional reaction

HUNGARY: ECNL “how can EU law safeguard CSOs’ access to funding – a landmark decision”

Article originally published on ECNL - accessible here (to download click here) It is the news of the week: the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has officially sentenced that Hungary’s law…

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6 July 2020

COVID-19 crisis / Food for thoughts #COVID19 / Freedom of expression

Free speech under quarantine: when emergencies lead to censorship, EU law might help

- By the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) Following the proclamation of a state of emergency, a government adopts a law which provides that any emergency related information made…

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9 June 2020

COVID-19 crisis / Freedom of association

SLOVENIA: new government takes rights from environmental and nature conservation NGOs

Article originally published on Justice and Environment website, 19 May 2020 - accessible here In the shadow of the coronavirus, the new Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental and…

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29 May 2020

Freedom of expression

FRANCE: Anti-hate speech Bill restricting online civic space closer to final approval

(Article by ECNL - 15 January 2020, accessible HERE) A very controversial legislative bill countering online hate speech in France is heading for final discussion and definitive approval in the…

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30 January 2020

Freedom of association / Freedom of expression

IRELAND: Environmental groups outline shock at proposed planning Bill

(Environmental Pillar) IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ireland’s leading environmental coalition is shocked at the Minister for Housing’s attempt to press for new planning legislation that would make it near impossible to challenge…

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28 November 2019