„The idea is to make hate speech and hate crime illegal in the EU. We hope that we can include discrimination and hate speech against the LGBTI community. Unfortunately, some countries like Poland and Hungary continuously block the EU proposals regarding LGBTI rights”, says Kim van Sparrentak, Dutch MEP.
The 17th of May was an International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, and the day of the release of the new Rainbow Europe Index by ILGA-Europe. For the second year in a row, Poland continues to occupy the lowest place in the European Union.
How does the situation look in the Netherlands and what actions are undertaken by the European Parliament to ensure inclusion and equality in the Union? Find out in the latest interview with
„The COVID crisis is a new excuse to reduce rule of law, democracy, and press freedom. In Europe unfortunately there are states which restricted press freedoms because of the pandemic, they are especially: Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria” – says Pavol Szalai from the Reporters Without Borders.
A free press is a core element of any functioning democracy. Yet the situation has worsened on all continents, as can be seen in the 2021 Reporters Without Borders ranking of press freedom. The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a justification to further crackdown on journalistic independence.
We invited
Pavol Szalai, Head of EU/Balkans Desk at Reporters Without Borders, to discuss the press freedom situation in Europe with a special focus on the Eastern European region.
What are the best tools to break the vicious circle of constantly proliferating disinformation and fake news?
Find out in the latest episode of EURACTIV.pl’s Disinformation Series. The editor-in-chief
Karolina Zbytniewska talked to
Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, Founder and CEO of Lie Detectors, a news literacy project aims to turn schoolchildren in Europe into critical thinkers in a world increasingly populated by propaganda and distorted facts online.
This episode was prepared by
Joanna Jakubowska.
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