SLAPP suits

The Commission makes recommendations to the Greek government about fighting corruption, protecting the freedom of the press, shedding light on the wiretapping scandal and respecting the rules on consultation

The Council of Europe is calling on governments to take determined action to protect journalists, address threats, and to enforce media freedom standards

PASOK party leader spoke in Parliament, asking, rhetorically, why the justice system hasn't yet summoned Grigoris Dimitriadis to testify in the explosive case

The President of the German Journalists' Association (DJV), talks to tovima.com about the media. And he is adamant about its function: “Our job,” he says, “the job of the free press, is to control the government.”

High-profile case brings use of so-called SLAPP lawsuits to the forefront in Greece; issue has reached EU level

The EU Parliament’s civil liberties committee on Tuesday endorsed a draft report on the state of rule of law in the Union for 2023. In a reaction to the latest Commission’s annual rule of law report, MEPs expressed concern over the state of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU. The draft […]

Union (ESIEA) takes aim at the resigned general secretary of the PM's office, Grigoris Dimitriadis. Latter faced stepped-up media scrutiny and opposition criticism over his alleged role in the phone-tapping furor