On Friday, September 16, 2022, MEP Irena Joveva will take part in an event organized by the Zlata Pentljica Institute – Children with Cancer, called “Our stories, your questions”, where children who have overcome cancer in childhood or who have or are still struggling with its consequences, presented their stories, what makes them happy and what gives them new impetus.

“Our stories, your questions” will be the first public performance of children with cancer in Slovenia.

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, MEP Irena Joveva will take part in the 2nd national conference with international participation entitled “Situation and challenges in the field of Alzheimer’s disease in Slovenia: in the light of the new reality”.

The member of parliament will briefly address the audience, as recognizing the issue of dementia, destigmatizing it and raising public awareness of dementia as a public health priority, is key to faster detection and treatment of this disease.

The event is co-organized by NIJZ, Spominčica association and ZRC SAZU.

During this year’s speech by the president of the European Commission on the state of the Union on Wednesday, September 14, MEP Irena Joveva will participate in a debate with reactions to President von der Leyen’s speech from the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The event will take place in a hybrid format, and will be attended by European Commissioner Janez Lenarčič, among others. The event will be broadcast live via EPLO and PEK Facebook profiles and via STAvživo. The State of the Union speech itself will also be broadcast live on MMC RTV Slovenia, on the 3rd program of TV Slovenia and on the Siol.net portal.

The debate will be moderated by journalist Nataša Briški.