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 […]
Just before the summer break, MEP Irena Joveva gave an interview to Liza Maja magazine, which was published on Thursday, 3 August 2023. In it, she touched on reconciling politics and family life, her insistence that companies respect the Slovenian language, the soon-to-be-adopted European Media Freedom Act and her other priorities. If you want to […]
A social label attributed to someone for being different, usually unjustified: stigma. A state of physical and mental well-being, non-impaired functioning of the body and mind: health. Unfortunately, stigma also affects health. Especially mental health. Stigma discourages people from seeking help in time. It leads to social exclusion, which worsens an already alarming situation even […]
I’m sitting on the sofa thinking. I’m thinking about the experience that has just come to an end, yet is constantly on my mind. My two-month traineeship has gone by in the blink of an eye. Not long ago, I was standing in front of the main entrance of the European Parliament in Brussels, where […]
On Monday 17 July 2023, MEP Irena Joveva took part in the exchange of views between the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education and the European Commission on the implementation of the European Solidarity Corps programme, for which she is rapporteur on behalf of her political group Renew Europe. The MEP made it clear […]
The process by which something that is worn out, damaged, becomes as good as new. The definition of restoration. There are many things on our planet that are worn out, damaged. Many of them so much so that, unfortunately, the process described above is impossible. And, sadly, the vast majority of it is down to […]
Political games are one thing, but to unjustly slander a country with baseless claims just to please an illiberal populist is truly unacceptable. I think it would be fair to the Slovenian people if you explained to us in what way and where you are “witnessing the collapse of the rule of law and the […]