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Rail crash victims’ families to demand lifting of ministers,’ MPs’ immunity
The Association of Relatives of the Victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster is planning to send a petition to Parliament demanding legislative action to lift ministers' and MPs' immunity from criminal prosecution.
EU lawmakers, countries reach deal on gig workers’ rights at second attempt
EU lawmakers and governments struck a watered-down deal on Thursday on the rights of workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online companies.
The two sides had reached a provisional agreement in December but subsequent opposition from France, Ireland, Greece, Lithuania and other countries torpedoed the deal, forcing legislators back to the negotiating table.
The Bulgarian Socialist Party collected over 200,000 Signature for its Referendum against “Gender Ideology”
An initiative committee, which started a petition to call a referendum against "gender ideology" and was supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), managed to collect a little over 208,000 signatures for the three-month period it had (it expired on July 26).
Croatia Journalists: Govt is ‘Watering Down’ Anti-SLAPP Directive
Bulgaria’s Parliament could delay the Referendum on the Euro by more than a year
The Bulgarian Parliament may postpone the referendum on the euro initiated by "Vazrazhdane" for more than a year. This became clear from the words of Professor Nataliya Kiselova to Nova TV. The deadline for parliament to decide on this referendum expires on Friday.
Belgrade Mayor’s Chief of Cabinet Sues BIRN for Defamation
Nenad Milanovic, chief of cabinet of Belgrade mayor Aleksandar Sapic, filed a defamation lawsuit against BIRN Serbia before the Higher Court in Belgrade, seeking 200.000 dinars (1,705 euros) in damages for mental anguish.
This Week in Central Europe | 26 May 2023
In other news, the European Parliament threatens to take away Hungary's EU presidency next year; Poland moves to set up controversial commission to investigate Russia lobbying; and Czech TV finally to get more money.
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Opponents of Covid restriction changes to collect signatures in autumn
Ljubljana – The proponents of two referendum initiatives challenging the changes to the communicable diseases act which govern epidemic restrictions are to start collecting signatures for the votes on 1 September if a referendum on the bill is permitted by legal experts.
Serbia Sees Rise in Lawsuits to Silence Media and Activists: Report
Between 2010 and 2020 in Serbia, at least 26 civil lawsuits were brought against journalists, media outlets, civil society organisations and activists as a result of their efforts to monitor rights violations, says a report published on Wednesday by international human rights group Article 19, the ABA Centre for Human Rights, and the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia, NUNS.
Serbia Govt Bows to Protesters Blocking Roads Over Disputed Laws
Serbia's government will withdraw amendments it proposed to the Law on Expropriation and make key changes to the Law on Referendums and People's Initiative, it said on Wednesday.