Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings
Protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (“Strategic lawsuits against public participation”)
- Stage
- In force, reached 16 Apr 2024
- In force
- In force since 6 May 2024 · CELEX 32024L1069
- Transposition deadline
- 7 May 2026
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Tiemo Wölken (S&D)
- Last activity
- 16 Apr 2024
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 16 Apr 2024.
ShowHide the earlier record: 19 dates, 10 Jan 2022 to 20 Dec 2023
- 10 Jan 2022
- Public consultation closed: EU action against abusive litigation targeting journalists and rights defenders, 146 responses · Commission
- 28 Apr 2022
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 May 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 23 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 29 Jun 2022
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: EU action against abusive litigation targeting journalists and rights defenders, 22 responses · Commission
- 11 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Sept 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 15 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Feb 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 2 Mar 2023
- Committee report tabled
- 7 Mar 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 23 May 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 25 May 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 15 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 27 Jun 2023
- Committee report adopted
- 10 Jul 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 11 Jul 2023
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 19 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Jan 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 27 Feb 2024
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 1 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Mar 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 11 Apr 2024
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2024
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Tiemo Wölken | S&D | DE | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Gilles Lebreton | PfE | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ilana Cicurel | Renew | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jorge Buxadé Villalba | ECR | ES | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Magdalena Adamowicz | EPP | PL | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Manon Aubry | The Left | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marie Toussaint | Greens/EFA | FR | JURI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Stelios Kouloglou | The Left | EL | CULT |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Ramona Strugariu | Renew | RO | LIBE |
Amendments
Tabled on 7 Jul 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- JURI88
Covers 88 of the 108 amendments.
By author
- Cristian Terheş20
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 20 of the 108 amendments.
By article
- Article 1 – paragraph 12
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a2
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d2
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part2
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c2
- Article 7 – paragraph 12
- Article 9 – paragraph 22
- Recital 262
- Recital 302
- Recital 312
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Recital 322
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
- Article 10 – paragraph 11
- Article 14 – paragraph 11
- Article 15 – paragraph 11
- Article 16 a (new)1
- Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
- Article 18 a (new)1
- Article 18 b (new)1
- Article 18 c (new)1
- Article 18 d (new)1
- Article 18 e (new)1
- Article 18 f (new)1
- Article 18 g (new)1
- Article 18 h (new)1
- Article 18 i (new)1
- Article 18 j (new)1
- Article 18 k (new)1
- Article 18 – paragraph 11
- Article 2 a (new)1
Covers 41 of the 108 amendments.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0223/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0177Parliament
- Text adopted · Directive 2024/1069Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 16.04.2024Commission
- Committee opinion · PE742.481Parliament
- Report · PE745.170Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE745.244Parliament
- Amendments · PE746.688Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2024)270Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0085/2024Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0264/2023Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2022 | 178 |
Summary
GeneratedThe Directive establishes EU-wide safeguards to protect journalists, activists, and other public watchdogs from strategic lawsuits (SLAPPs) intended to silence them. It primarily affects the legal and media sectors by enabling early dismissal of manifestly unfounded claims and providing procedural support for defendants. The legislation was signed in April 2024 and is now in force.
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