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Two years after the EU anti-SLAPP directive, member states still slow to protect journalists
May 13, 2026
PARIS, France, May 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news:

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Two years after the EU anti-SLAPP directive, member states still slow to protect journalists

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European Union member states had two years -until May 7 2026 -to bring their national laws in line with a directive protecting the press from abusive lawsuits known as SLAPPs (an acronym for "strategic litigation against public participation" . . .

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