Greenpeace International filed a lawsuit against the US company Energy Transfer at an Amsterdam district court on Tuesday. The NGO, which is headquartered in Amsterdam, is invoking a new European Union directive aimed at curbing so-called SLAPP lawsuits. The term refers to lawsuits strategically aimed at intimidating or silencing critics to prevent critical public participation. The new directive also explicitly applies to SLAPP lawsuits outside EU territory. According to Greenpeace, the lawsuit is the first case of application.