Government connections in two of Slovenia's neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach to freedom of the press.

A 2018 study has revealed that one in four Lithuanians think that LGBT people should not be free to live how they want. Also, half of respondents would feel uncomfortable if a LGBT person lived in their neighbourhood....

CIVICUS Monitor update on Spain - April 2019

Even though authoritarianism and populism is on the rise, the public’s commitment to democracy is still quite high. But is democracy worthy of our support? And why? What good reasons can we have for wanting to live in a democracy?

The Vilnius Regional Court has found that prosecutors correctly refused to launch an investigation into Marius Ivaškevičius's novel "Žali", and that prosecuting the author for his postmodernist work was impermissible in a democracy.

France and Germany have presented a joint call asking for formal hearings under Article 7 in the Council, to take place in June after the elections, on the serious threats to fundamental values in Hungary and Poland.

Now that the President has finally appointed a Minister of the Environment, the Lithuanian cabinet is once again made up solely of men. Currently Lithuania is the only EU state without a single female minister. The...

Christian fundamentalist groups tied to the Trump administration are spending millions in the EU to promote discriminatory policies and boost far-right candidates in the upcoming EP elections.

The latest annual report of Spain's National Security Council highlights the need to counter xenophobic discourse against migrants. According to the report, the State must "initiate specific strategic programmes and...

The world is messy. We cannot put things into neat categories. Like democracy. And that's fine – we should embrace the disorderliness and chill.