“If the Union cannot muster the political will for more concrete measures, it should at least prevent corruption with European taxpayers’ money,” MEP Irena Joveva stressed at a plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 21 November 2023. The European Parliament discussed the persistent threats to the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary and […]
Hungry for change: young people and MEPs is the subject of a special report by EUobserver. Ahead of next year’s European Parliament elections, EUobserver spoke to MEPs under 35 to find out more about young people’s voice in European legislation – and how they could play a bigger role. Read the interview with MEP Irena […]
On Tuesday, 12 September 2023, MEP Irena Joveva spoke during the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg on combating the normalisation of far-right and far-left discourses including antisemitism. According to her, “normalisation leads to acceptance”, and the discourse of the opportunists, who create fear and mistrust among people for their own gain, must not be […]
1592 + 193 = 53. I knew that the wording of the legislative act was in urgent need of improvement. I knew that some people would want to weaken it. Destroy it. Tear it apart. I knew that many people –including at the negotiating table; I’m sorry to say – did not have the interests […]
On Wednesday, 13 September, MEP Irena Joveva took part in a discussion entitled “A strong and resilient EU in response to the challenges of the future”, organised on the occasion of the final State of the Union address during this term of office – SOTEU 2023 – given by European Commission President Ursula von der […]
On Saturday, 2 September, MEP Irena Joveva took part in a discussion at the Summer School organised by the Freedom Movement’s Youth Section (Gibanje Svoboda Mladi). They talked about her priorities and key activities, including efforts to end practices that discriminate against Slovenian on digital platforms, the European legislation on media freedom, and the recent […]
Remember, my dear friends, … … when we could follow content on, say, Facebook and Instagram in the order it was posted, rather than in the way “someone else” decided for us? Well … Finally, we will be able to do so again! And that’s partly my ‘fault’. As of today, all major online platforms […]
On Thursday, 10 August 2023, MEPs Irena Joveva and Klemen Grošelj wrote to European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni asking for further EU action in response to the floods that hit Slovenia. In their letter, they stressed that in the event of natural disasters, the EU should allow countries to reallocate EU […]
The EU must find a common European mechanism to ensure climate solidarity on the continent and beyond, MEP Irena Joveva underscored for the French newspaper l’Opinion. The discussion focused in particular on the need for a new system of solidarity between Europeans in the face of climate disasters in Europe, including the recent catastrophic floods […]
On Wednesday, 9 August 2023, MEP Irena Joveva attended the National Assembly meeting, which was addressed by President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Joveva stressed that solidarity is a shared European value. In recent days, Slovenia has been hit by its worst natural disaster in decades. The relentless floods and their aftermath […]
