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Montenegro: parliamentary elections pluralistic and well-run but legal reform still needed

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Montenegro’s early parliamentary elections were competitive and voters were offered a wide range of choices, but the process was weakened by legislative shortcomings as...

Spyware: MEPs sound alarm on threat to democracy and demand reforms

CYPRUS Theodoros Benakis -
EP spyware inquiry committee has adopted its final report and recommendations, condemning spyware abuses in several EU member states and setting out a way...

EPP Group: Spyware must target crime, not opposition

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Spying on political opponents, journalists or lawyers is illegal and against fundamental EU values. When security forces use spyware, it must be within clearly...

Tougher rules on political advertising

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Plenary on Thursday backed numerous changes to proposed political advertising rules to make elections and referenda more transparent and resistant to interference. With 433 votes...

The Left: European Parliament declares Hungary “no longer a democracy”

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
On the same day a new Hungarian law restricting access to abortion entered into force, the European Parliament declared that Hungary is “no longer...
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