Analysis by ECNL published on 10 December 2020. On 9th December, the French government officially presented a legislative proposal “Strengthening the respect of the republican values”, which President Macron had…
Last update: Poland delays planned abortion restrictions amid protests Poland’s rightwing government has delayed implementation of a controversial court ruling that would outlaw almost all abortion after it prompted the largest protests since the…
On 5 October, the Council of Ministers approved a new decree-law, proposed by President Giuseppe Conte and Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, on "Measures for city security, immigration and international protection".…
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…
Article originally published in Spanish in elDiario.es. Since last Friday the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, announced the selective closure of 37 areas in the region…
Update: the Law was adopted on 9 July 2020. Read more: https://ecnl.org/news/greece-new-law-public-assemblies-restricting-civic-space *** Analysis by Amnesty International Greece, published on 9 July 2020 – accessible here On 29 June 2020, the Greek…
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…
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…
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…
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…