In mid-October a leading Russian human rights lawyer, Karinna Moskalenko, who has successfully represented 30 Russian citizens in the Strasbourg human rights court, was the victim of an attempt to poison her by placing mercury in her car in Strasbourg.
Jaunie noteikumi arī paredz, ka 25% no deputātu atbalstam paredzētajam piemaksām varēs izmantot noteiktiem pasūtījumiem, piemēram, pētījumiem.