On 7 February, MEP Irena Joveva (Svoboda/Renew) took part in a debate on the need to combat the growing anti-Semitism and hatred of Muslims at the plenary session in Strasbourg. ”Yes, anti-Semitism is on the rise. And yes, anti-Islamism is on the rise.” Let’s be honest and say both. Let’s also honestly say why. Because […]
On 6 February, MEP Irena Joveva (Renew Europe/Svoboda) took part in the debate on Russian interference in democratic processes in the European Union at the plenary session in Strasbourg. ”We cannot pretend that foreign interference in our democratic processes does not exist,” the MEP stressed in her address. Among other things, the MEP expressed deep […]
On Tuesday, 6 February 2024, MEP Irena Joveva addressed the participants of the international event ”Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union” in Novo mesto, which took place as part of a wider project for women’s equality. In her address, the MEP highlighted the ambitious goals set by both the European Commission and the European Parliament […]
Dear youth, I believe that you have all already fully stepped into the year 2024. Just like us. The first plenary session of the year, where I spoke about the state of media freedom in Greece, is behind us. A country that is historically known as the cradle of democracy, but today, unfortunately, is anything […]
On Wednesday, 17 January 2024, MEP Irena Joveva (Freedom/Renew) took part in the debate on the rule of law and media freedom in Greece at the plenary session in Strasbourg. In her introduction, the MEP recalled that Greece is historically known as the cradle of democracy, but today, unfortunately, the country is “in a completely […]
Is it better to do nothing than to start something? And to persevere. “We share your goal of protecting linguistic diversity. We will also carefully consider the issue you raised as part of the evaluation process, and we will be happy to continue to work with you to resolve it.” In the paragraph above, you […]
On Friday, January 12, 2024, MEP Irena Joveva received a response from the Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourová, and the Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton, to her public letter calling for a revision of the European Directive on Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS Directive) by supplementing or […]
What the state of Israel is doing, especially in Gaza, is being described by many as genocide. Can a person disagree with this? I find that hard to believe. In late December, South Africa took a historic step by documenting the allegations of genocide in an 84-page report, which was then submitted to the International […]
In the last issue of the Pen supplement of the weekly Vestnik last year, MEP Irena Joveva shared her views on the current situation of the Slovenian language in public use and discussed the possibilities for improvement. Joveva, who was among the first to warn and call for an end to discrimination against the Slovenian […]
12 plenary sessions. 21 plenary speeches. Hours and hours of voting, meetings, debates. Finding compromises. Insisting on things that I knew had to stay or be accepted in the texts. Dozens of amendments and appeals tabled or co-signed. No less important coordination within committees and in the framework of trilogues, which often dragged on late […]