Category Archives: Freedom of Expression and Information/Media Pluralism

FREE News: 9-10-11 June 2014

STATEWATCH DIGEST OF LIMITE DOCUMENTS EUROPEAN ELECTIONS SPECIAL * Trois eurodéputés montrés du doigt par la Haut-commissaire aux droits de l’homme de l’ONU * Former journalists take on new MEP roles FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS * Danish childminder’s discrimination case may redefine … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 11, 12, 13 November 2013

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS * Sweden closes four prisons as number of inmates plummets – LGBT RIGHTS * EU Court of Justice rules sexual orientation valid ground for fear of persecution in asylum procedures – FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND DEMOCRACY* “Freedom of … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 16, 17, 18 September 2013

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 7 TEU Hungary amends its constitution to appease EU Euractiv: “Hungary’s parliament has approved changes to the constitution, removing restrictions on political media campaigns ahead of next year’s … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 9, 10, 11 September 2013

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – FREEDOM FROM INHUMANE AND DEGRADING TREATMENT Court confirms ruling to halt UK plans for US extradition of terrorist suspect Human Rights Europe: “Judges have rejected a request from the United Kingdom that they re-examine a decision to … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 3, 4, 5 June 2013

PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 7 TEU Council of Europe poised to decide on monitoring procedure against Hungary Politics.hu: “A final decision whether the Council of Europe (CoE) should launch a monitoring procedure … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 20, 21, 22 May 2013

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 7 TEU German politicians outraged at Orban’s Nazi jibe Euobserver: “German politicians from across the political spectrum have expressed their outrage after Hungary’s Viktor Orban compared Angela Merkel’s … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 6, 7, 8 May 2013

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – FREEDOM FROM TORTURE AND DEGRADING TREATMENT High prison populations result of policy, not crime: study Euobserver: “Prison populations and overcrowding in member states is linked to sentence length and not to the number of people incarcerated. A … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 25, 26, 27 March 2013

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND EXPRESSION – MEDIA PLURALISM Digital Agenda: Commission opens consultations on media freedom and pluralism and audiovisual media regulator independence Europa Rapid: “The European Commission launches today two public consultations, open until 14th June … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter: 6, 7, 8 March 2013

DATA PROTECTION Data Protection Regulation: Key amendments in the JURI Committee Open Rights Group: “The Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee in the European Parliament will vote on amendments to the proposed Data Protection Regulation on March 18th-19th. Their opinion will influence … Continue reading

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FREE Newsletter 25th, 26th, 27th of February 2013

DATA PROTECTION Statewatch: Council of the European Union: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such … Continue reading

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