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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11913

28 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 25
EXTERNAL ACTION / Russia
EU criticises extension of foreign agents legislation
Brussels, 27/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Sunday 26 November the spokesperson for the European External Action Service criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin's enactment of a law the previous day enabling the ministry of justice to label foreign media that receive foreign funding, (directly or indirectly) as "foreign agents".

The "foreign agent" legislation has been affecting NGOs since 2012 and "goes against Russia's human rights obligations and commitments", the EEAS spokesperson states in a press release.  In the...

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