Poland’s state-run refiner becomes a media baron Article originally published in Politico Europe on 15 December 2020. Reporters and editors at dozens of Poland’s regional newspapers are worried that they’ll…
ECNL published a brief on permissible limitations on freedom of association under international human rights law on 11 November 2020 Following the murder of Samuel Paty in France, the Minister…
Article originally published by Tony Wesolowsky for RFE/RL on 10 October 2020 Observers and government critics say Hungarian media outlets have been muzzled under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Now, they…
Article originally published by Radio Free Europe on 19 October 2020 Hundreds of students, celebrities, and faculty of Hungary's University of Theater and Film Arts (SZFE) have protested outside the…
Article originally published by Autocracy Analyst on 30 September 2020. In June, the highest court in the European Union ruled that Hungary’s Foreign Agent Law requiring NGOs with foreign funding…
Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) enshrines the Union's founding values. As these shared values are binding on Member States and the European Union (EU) institutions, several…
Press release published by the European Commission. The European Commission has today published the first EU-wide report on the rule of law. Today's report includes input from every Member State and…
The European Economic and Social Committee: underlines that the weakening of the rule of law affects the functioning of society, fundamental rights, civil society, as well as the economy; calls…
Article originally published on 24th September 2020 by Liberties and Greenpeace European Unit. Restrictions on the right to protest, free speech, access to information and freedom of association. This is…
Collaborative research paper prepared by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee