On Wednesday, 15 March 2023, MEP Irena Joveva spoke at the Strasbourg plenary session in the debate on cross-border adoptions of children from third countries. She pointed out that the price of the lack of a single legislative framework or mechanism for cross-border adoptions will be paid by the children, which none of us should […]
On Wednesday, 15 March 2023, MEP Irena Joveva addressed the plenary session in Strasbourg on the topical debate More Europe, more jobs. The MEP highlighted that new jobs will need to be matched with new skills, for which additional and effective education is key. Joveva said that she advocates a faster development of the economy […]
On Wednesday, 8 March 2023, MEP Irena Joveva co-organised a conference titled Western Balkans Media – Lost in Disinformation on the pressures on independent media and media freedom in the Western Balkans. “Media freedom and pluralism are not a given, which, unfortunately, is true also for the Western Balkans. Ensuring the functioning of a free […]
On Monday, 27 February 2023, MEP Irena Joveva attended a meeting of the Committee on Culture of the National Assembly to discuss the (non-)use of the Slovenian language on online digital platforms and operating systems in Slovenia. The members of the Committee unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the MEP’s efforts and welcomed the envisaged amendments […]
On Friday, 24 February 2023, MEP Irena Joveva took part in a debate with secondary school students entitled If I had a say in the future of education… which was organised as part of the European Parliament Ambassador School project. “We appreciate your honesty, the school system is rigid, adjustments are certainly in order, and […]
On Tuesday, 14 February 2023, MEP Irena Joveva spoke at the Strasbourg plenary session on the need for an independent EU ethics body. “I think it is now clear to everyone that there is no other way”, she said, stressing that without integrity, transparency, accountability and zero tolerance of corruption, there will be no trust […]
On Wednesday, 15 February 2023, during a plenary session in Strasbourg, MEP Irena Joveva discussed the erosion of the rule of law in Greece in relation to the wiretapping scandal and media freedom. She stressed that those who blackmail and spy on others must be exposed and stopped before anyone else dies. She was referring […]
On Friday, 3 February, MEP Irena Joveva was invited to speak at the event Intimidating Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPP) organised by the Institute for Culture of Diversity Open and the Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy. In her speech, she emphasised the dire need to regulate the field. She also mentioned indicative […]
European Works Councils (EWCs)—more than 1,200 of them in the European Union—are bodies representing employees within companies operating in at least two Member States and have at least 1,000 employees. They are set up on the initiative of at least 100 employees from two Member States, and their composition and operation depend on the type […]
On Wednesday, 25 January 2023, MEP Irena Joveva appeared as one of the actors in the play No Hope With Hope, which was staged at the European Parliament as part of the so-called hidden theatre. The play sheds light on the lives of men and women fighters in oppressed areas, where the authorities use violence […]