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Poland Announces Online Freedom of Speech Bill
December 30, 2020
Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro has announced a new bill proposal that would create a special court for freedom of speech as well as an initiative to limit social media services removal or blocking of content if it does not break Polish law.
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Council on Foreign Relations Explains the Brexit Deal
December 30, 2020
The United Kingdom and European Union finalized negotiations for the Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement on Christmas Eve, respecting the major lines for both parties but still leaving much uncertainty to be addressed in the future.
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Ukrinform: Zelensky Signs Law Restoring Full Operation of NAPC
December 28, 2020
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law an Institutional Mechanism for Prevention of Corruption after Ukraine's Constitutional Court made a move in October to limit the National Agency on Corruption Prevention's (NACP) ability to check corruption in the country, including verifying state officials asset declarations.
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Hackers Attack ECtHR Website After Ruling on Turkey Case
December 28, 2020
Following a ruling that ordered Turkey to immediately release Selahattin Demirtas, a former leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, hackers launched a cyberattack on the website of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) keeping it offline for over 16 hours.
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EU Court of Justice to Consider EU’s Rule of Law Mechanism Battle
December 21, 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union is set to consider whether the EU can adopt a rule of law mechanism that would impose financial penalties on member states that it considers are not meeting bloc-wide rule of law standards, the uncertain content of which raises concerns on the part of Hungary and Poland.
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