Written question to the European Commission On 8 February 2022, more than 1 800 scientists and over 160 NGOs from all over the world addressed a letter to the Commission urging it to stop the construction of a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border. Construction of the wall will impact protected and valuable natural areas, including […]
Written question to the European Commission The war in Ukraine is generating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Over four million Ukrainians refugees have arrived in the EU, of which one million minors who were forced to interrupt their studies and training activities. This will have a serious impact on Ukraine’s recovery in the post‑war phase. Since […]
I am proud to announce that I am now a full member of a second committee in the European Parliament, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs! So far, I have been a substitute member of this committee, as I continue to be of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and […]
Written question to the European Commission ‘Culture is and must be at the heart of the European project’ – this is Commissioner Hahn’s strong statement in the recently published Commission proposal for the 2023 EU budget. We – the members of the Cultural Creators Friendship Group – fully agree. In the light of the proposed […]
Written question to the European Commission According to a study commissioned by the European Parliament on the cross-border enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU, further efforts could be made at a transnational level to enforce intellectual property rights, especially when it comes to wilful large-scale online copyright infringements. The study offers recommendations on […]
Written question to the European Commission Appropriate and proportionate remuneration for the use of an author’s creative work is a cornerstone of the EU authors’ rights regime, as reflected in Article 18 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive. This principle is being seriously challenged by the coercive market practices of non-EU-based video-on-demand […]
On Monday, 23 May 2022, MEP Irena Joveva attended the Studio Europe: Volunteers, Heroes of European Solidarity event, where she and the participants discussed the challenges of volunteering and addressed the question of its future, including in the light of the epidemic and the war in Ukraine. Joveva highlighted the fact that volunteering organisations bear […]
On Tuesday, 17 May 2022, MEP Irena Joveva was invited by Europe Direct Zasavje to participate in a discussion with young people on digitisation and distance learning during the COVID-19 epidemic. The event was organised as part of the European Year of Youth. Joveva stressed, in particular, that she would wish both the European Parliament […]
On Tuesday, 17 May 2022, MEP Irena Joveva spoke at the Committee on Culture and Education on the progress of the report on the impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU, to which she contributes as a rapporteur on behalf of the Renew […]
Written question to the European Commission The EU and its Member States are right in providing work permits to Ukrainian refugees. However, it would be in the best interests of both the refugees and their host countries if they could continue to work in the professions they are qualified for, rather than contributing to a […]
