Category Archives: Defending rule of law in the EU
LEGAL OPINION – sanctions against individuals
Commissioned by MEPs Michael von der Schulenburg and Ruth Firmenich Provided by Prof. Dr. Ninon Colneric and Prof. Dr. Alina Miron 1. Do sanctions against natural persons for alleged disinformation, based on the EU legal instruments concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilizing activities, comply with international and EU law? 2. Can the European…
Defending the Rule of Law in the EU: The Sanctions Threat to Journalists
In a hard-hitting new legal opinion Prof. Dr. Ninon Colneric – a former EC Court of Justice[1] judge – and Professor of International Law at the University of Angers Prof. Dr. Alina Miron, have said that ‘the EU has crossed the Rubicon’ with the restrictions placed on freedom of expression in the EU by the…
OPEN LETTER António Costa, Kaja Kallas
Brussels, on 17 December 2025 To the attention of: António Costa, President of the European Council Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Dear Mister President, Dear High Representative, We, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament, express our grave concern regarding the sanctioning of a further 12 individuals…