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EU moves step closer to new anti-gag law
By EUobserver
Some press-freedom advocates have voiced "reasonable optimism" that EU justice commissioner Vera Jourová would one day deliver a new law to curb malicious litigation by the rich and powerful against independent media in Europe, after Jourová red-flagged the threat in a democracy "action plan" Thursday. "We know there are discussions on a possible legislative proposal," Linda Ravo, from Berlin-based NGO the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, told EUobserver.