European Commission pressured by MEPs to protect media from ‘abusive’ high-cost lawsuits (Press Gazette, 17 Jan 2018) | Index on Censorship

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European Commission pressured by MEPs to protect media from ‘abusive’ high-cost lawsuits (Press Gazette, 17 Jan 2018)

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Jan 17, 2018

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A cross party group of six MEPs have asked the European Commission to introduce legislation protecting independent media against intimidating lawsuits that attempt to bully media into submission. Read the full article

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