The cross party MEPs David Casa, Ana Gomes, Monica Macovei, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Stelios Kouloglou and Benedek Jávor, in a letter  dated 19th February 2018 to the EC Vice-president Frans Timmermans, said that the type of legal action nicknamed SLAPP, which is increasingly used to silence critical voices, requires “an EU response”.

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