Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 7 May 2026

Despite not being legally binding on Council of Europe members, it will significantly influence norms across 46 nations

Over the two-year duration of the project, PATFox managed to train 364 lawyers in 11 EU member states

Success reinforces the need to ensure and promote front-line SLAPP defense efforts across the European Union

On the 5th of December 20023, MEMO 98 organised the third workshop “Čo sú šikanózne žaloby SLAPP a prečo predstavujú problém pre slobodu slova a verejný diskurz?”

On January 31, Gong held the third workshop on SLAPP for law students of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, at the Gong premises

MEPs Ramona Strugariu and Tiemo Wolken, who had significant involvement in the development of the EU’s new Anti-SLAPP Directive, spoke at the event

The event will be co-hosted by MEP Ramona Strugariu, rapporteur on the European Media Freedom Act, and MEP Tiemo Wölken, JURI Rapporteur on the Anti-SLAPP Directive

Attorneys Paweł Knut, Anna Mazurczak and Karolina Gierdal discussed civil and criminal law aspects of SLAPPs in Poland and possible defense strategies.

The event was held on 16 November 2023

The seminar was conducted in-person by Bea Bodrogi, lawyer and member of the European Commission’s expert group on SLAPPs

Għaqda Studenti Tal-Liġi (Malta Law Students’ Society) is a faculty-based non-profit organisation at the University of Malta representing all law students

On November 17, Gong held the second workshop on SLAPP at the Legal Clinic of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb

Cyprus University of Technology joined forces with the Cyprus Bar Association, the student law society of Cyprus University and the Citizens Forum advocating for  Freedom of Speech for Journalists

This comprehensive overview sought to increase awareness and empower the audience with essential knowledge about SLAPP lawsuits

On 20 October ADITUS held a second workshop with the support of the Chamber of Advocates Malta.

Berlin event will include practical workshops and a keynote from Tiemo Wolken MEP

This Saturday 28th of October, our project coordinator Alessia Schiavon (FIBGAR) will present the project at the annual congress of the International Union of Lawyers (UIA)

Lawyers attending MDC’s training were particularly interested in strategic discussion around specific cases

SLAPP cases are different because they aren’t simply transactional in nature… they cannot be treated and handled by applying the ordinary rules of the game