Historic white smoke! We did it! “‘There’s no way you’re going to get this done in this term.’” We’ve been hearing that for over a year. I’ve thought about it myself many times. I admit it. There were attempts to demolish it from all sides. There were rebellions. There were disputes about who was responsible […]
On 1 December 2023, World AIDS Day, MEP Irena Joveva, in collaboration with the youth and the Freedom Movement parliamentary group, raised awareness among passers-by about the dangers of HIV on Prešeren Square in Ljubljana. Among other things, the MEP, who is the Vice-Chair of the Public Health Committee, presented the European Parliament’s commitment to […]
On Thursday, November 30, 2023, MEP Irena Joveva spoke on the Izluščeno program on Radio Si about young people in connection with the upcoming European elections and their fears that they are not interested in European politics. In her opinion, the apathy of young people does not only apply to the European elections, but also […]
It’s November 29th. No, I won’t write about the holiday of the former commonwealth, which some of you may have thought of now. I will write about today’s international day, which is marked by uncertainty, worry, pain, death, injustice, but also by tenacious determination and hope for a better tomorrow. Today is the International Day […]
“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 […]