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EU member states claim a balance must be struck between the need to protect SLAPP targets and the need to ensure access to justice. We agree. SLAPP targets are no less deserving of access to justice than those who persecute them, Emma Bergmans and Corinne Vella write.

The survival of independent journalism requires public investment, writes Leon Willems. The Dutch TV broadcasters Talpa and RTL recently announced a merger. With all the ifs and buts about the intentions of the main commercial media companies in our country, one element has invariably been omitted...

From physical attacks to economic strain to COVID-19 restrictions, independent journalists are struggling to do their jobs. Given their vital role in enabling informed debate and promoting political accountability, governments must take urgent action to protect them.

This week the American institute, Freedom House, is releasing a report that sounds the alarm bells for democracy. The Corona crisis has seen the global decline of democracy in more than 80 countries. But this is not new. The democratic decline is in addition to the fact that for 14 consecutive years...