Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2025 | Anna Herold Head of Unit | Exchange of views in the context of preparatory work on draft guidelines on Article 18(1) European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to be issued by the European Commission under Article 18(9) of the EMFA. Anna Herold was replaced by Audrius Perkauskas | — |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Anna Herold Head of Unit | Exchange of views in the context of preparatory work on draft guidelines on Article 18(1) European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to be issued by the European Commission under Article 18(9) of the EMFA. Anna Herold was replaced by Audrius Perkauskas | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | AI Act | — |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | AI Act | SRC |
| 28 Apr 2022 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | SLAPP | SRC |
| 28 Apr 2022 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | SLAPP | — |
| 20 Jan 2022 | Roberto Viola Director-General | Digital Issues | — |
| 20 Jan 2022 | Roberto Viola Director-General | Digital Issues | SRC |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Didier Reynders Commissioner | Rule of Law | — |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Didier Reynders Commissioner | Rule of Law | SRC |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Irina Stefuriuc Cabinet member | SLAPP | SRC |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Irina Stefuriuc Cabinet member | SLAPP | — |
| 09 Nov 2021 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Rule of Law | — |
| 09 Nov 2021 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Rule of Law | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Anti-SLAPP coalition launch | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Anti-SLAPP coalition launch | — |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Didier Reynders Commissioner | Anti-SLAPPs measures | — |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Didier Reynders Commissioner | Anti-SLAPPs measures | SRC |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Media freedom | SRC |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Media freedom | — |
| 22 Feb 2018 | Thomas Zerdick Cabinet member | Rule of Law in Poland | — |
| 22 Feb 2018 | Thomas Zerdick Cabinet member | Rule of Law in Poland | SRC |
| 10 Oct 2017 | Thomas Zerdick Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the current situation with NGOs in Hungary | SRC |
| 10 Oct 2017 | Thomas Zerdick Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the current situation with NGOs in Hungary | — |
Mission & Goals
The mission of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) is to promote, protect and uphold human rights, civil liberties, the rule of law and democratic values in the European Union. The work of Liberties is guided by universal human rights, the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, international understanding, tolerance and solidarity for each human being. Liberties is also committed to promoting an inclusive human rights culture in the European Union without distinction of race, gender, nationality, social condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, functional diversity and ethnic, cultural, religious or any other background.
EU Legislative Interests
Liberties priority areas centre on the Rule of Law and Civic Space and Tech and Rights with a specific focus on key EU policies including: European democracy action plan • Civil Society Strategy, Democracy Shield, Defence of Democracy Package • Rule of law reports • Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU • Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025) • Joint Communication “No place for hate: a Europe united against hatred” • revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, and the Recommendations of the 2024 European Citizens Panel on tackling hatred in society • EU Cross Border Association Directive • Anti-SLAPP directive 2024 • European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) 2024 and delegated acts • Artificial Intelligence Act 2024 and delegated acts • Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) 2024 • The Artificial Liability Directive (Proposal) • Digital Services Act and delegated acts • Digital Markets Act •Transparency and Targeting in Political Advertising and delegated acts • Data Protection Laws, such as: the General Data Protection Regulation • ePrivacy Act (Proposal) • Law Enforcement Directive • Collective Redress • Data Omnibus • AI Act Omnibus • Deregulation
Communication Activities
- Awareness raising - Advocacy and dialogue to increasing the protection of human rights at both the national level as well as the European level - Public education - Website & social media channels - Newsletters - Monitoring and reporting - Public interest litigation - Coordinated legal actions - Conferences - Capacity building to NGOs and to the entire human rights sector - Organizing conferences, workshops and trainings - Conducting research - Workshops
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Liberties is not a member of any federations or networks.
Organisation Members
https://www.liberties.eu/en/organisations
Additional Information
From the EU CERV Operating Grant, Liberties provides 290.000 EUR to its member organizations (through regranting and contracting). In 2024 Liberties is received EU action grant from the EU CERV (ACCESS Project) for a project implemented since April 1 2024 over a 21 month period. The total project cost of approximately 400,000EUR has been split for 2024 and 2025, and use in 2025 was as listed above.