It's been some time since I last posted here but I'm trying to stay away from social media as much as possible in an attempt to spend more time in the quiet parts of my mind.
If you're interested in the process of appointment of the next European Chief prosecutor, I tried here to briefly recall the process in 2019 & compare it with the current one: the candidates, the political context, the stakes #EPPO #EUCriminalLaw #EuropeanChiefProsecutor #SupranationalInstitutions https://euinside.eu/en/news/andres-ritter-is-likely-to-become-the-new-european-chief-prosecutor
No Drama so far in the Selection of a Successor to Laura Codruta Kövesi as Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Four years after becoming operational, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has proven itself an effective supranational institution under the leadership of Laura Codruta Kövesi, the Office's first Chief Prosecutor. Her non-renewable 7-year term ends on the 31st of October 2 ...

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In this article I have summarised the latest developments in the conflict between the Croatian government and the European Public Prosecutor's Office. The article also contains a brief legal analysis of the dispute that caused the conflict. It seems, the EPPO is becoming a victim of its own success in a country where it was highly effective despite the weakness of the Regulation

#EPPO #Croatia #FightingCorruption #RuleOfLaw #SupranationalInstitutions
https://euinside.eu/en/analyses/Croatia-EPPO-at-the-centre-of-the-fight-against-political-capture-of-the-judiciary

Croatia: The EPPO at the Centre of the Fight against Political Capture of the Judiciary

Since it became operational in 2021, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has been very effective in Croatia with many of the investigations against corruption and abuse of office by public officials, including high-level, concluding with final judgments in national courts. As an ...

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Commercialising hate
The “#wave of anti-LGBTQ+ #hate has its cultural and technological origins in the US, where religious affiliation is higher than in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England and Wales...Yet the issues remain a concern in any jurisdiction where US news media has audiences and digital #platforms operate.”

https://theconversation.com/our-hybrid-media-system-has-emboldened-anti-lgbtq-hate-what-can-we-do-about-it-205028
#RichMedia #SocialMedia #SocialInterface #Chasms #Violence #Digital #PublicSphere #SupranationalInstitutions #Platformisation

Our hybrid media system has emboldened anti-LGBTQ+ hate – what can we do about it?

The origins of the anti-LGBTQ+ hate feedback loop are complex, but not insurmountable. Not addressing them will leave a growing number of people susceptible to violence.

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