"Greenpeace International wins preliminary phase of anti-SLAPP case vs. Energy Transfer”, 3 June 2026

…Today the Amsterdam District Court entirely rejected Energy Transfer’s preliminary plea seeking dismissal of Greenpeace International’s anti-SLAPP case, arguing that the Amsterdam District Court lacks jurisdiction, and in the alternative, asking for a stay (suspension) of the proceedings until the final outcome of the case in North Dakota…

The Amsterdam District Court gave Energy Transfer six weeks to file its defence on the merits under Dutch law. In the meantime, the company has been ordered to pay Greenpeace International €1.495 in costs.

Energy Transfer’s abusive lawsuits against Greenpeace International and the Greenpeace organisations in the US (Greenpeace Inc. and Greenpeace Fund) remain blatant attempts to silence free speech, erase Indigenous leadership of the Standing Rock movement, and punish solidarity with the ongoing, peaceful resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. These are clear-cut examples of SLAPPs…

In parallel to the anti-SLAPP case in the Netherlands, Greenpeace International and Greenpeace organisations in the US continue the legal fight against Energy Transfer’s most recent SLAPP in North Dakota….

Notes…

[3] The remainder of the case will be argued under Dutch law only, after the court ruled — contrary to the position of the Dutch government — that relevant parts of the European Union’s anti-SLAPP Directive are not effective yet in Dutch law and will require an implementing act…