Frans Timmermans Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Members of the European Parliament called on European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, pictured, to introduce a directive against abuse of lawsuits to silence critical journalists. (Reuters)

CPJ welcomes call for EU directive against SLAPPs

February 22, 2018 10:08 AM EST

Brussels, February 22, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed a call from members of the European Parliament on Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans to introduce a new European Union directive to stop abusive lawsuits against critical journalists.