A draft bill was adopted by the Government Council on 9 January 2026 and introduced in Parliament and in the State Council on 29 January 2026. The draft bill extends the scope of the text to purely domestic lawsuits and provides that measures on procedural safeguards as provided for in Chapters III and IV of the Directive can be taken ex officio by court.
The Council of Europe, the Luxembourgish Press council, as well as several judicial bodies have given opinions on the draft law (see below).
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CASE is a coalition of European NGOs that recognize the threat posed to public watchdogs by Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) was founded in 2015 in Leipzig, Germany, and operates under European press freedom charters.
CASE is a coalition of European NGOs that recognize the threat posed to public watchdogs by Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) was founded in 2015 in Leipzig, Germany, and operates under European press freedom charters.
Mapping Media Freedom documents press and media freedom violations across Europe. The documented incidents are publicly accessible and can be explored, filtered, and searched through the interactive Alert Explorer.