The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) and Committe on Legal Affairs (JURI) will vote on Thursday 14 October on the draft report on ‘SLAPPs (strategic lawsuits against public participation)’ tabled by German MEP Tiemo Wölken (S&D) and Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola (EPP) (see EUROPE B12753A19).
In it, MEPs set out details of their position on what needs to be done at EU level to put an end to “SLAPPs”. These are unfounded lawsuits brought by powerful parties in...