“What do you know, girl? You were not even there.” … and similar comments – and I will not even share the more vulgar ones, as they are not advertising-worthy. Because I was. I was in Israel. And I have been to Palestine. Did any of you get to choose where you were born? Do […]
On Wednesday, 8 November 2023, MEP Irena Joveva addressed the European Parliament plenary in Brussels as it discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause. She pushed for an immediate ceasefire and – if it proved unattainable – suggested imposing sanctions, asking: “When, then, if not now? After 10,000 more […]
Dear reader, I know you must be asking yourself the same question. What could a commercial mechanical engineer be doing in the European Parliament? The answer is: a great many things. “United in diversity” is the slogan of the European Union, and it can really be felt in the European Parliament, an intersection of diverse […]
That’s how it is. Either there’s a legal obligation or forget it, because “we are not obliged to”. This is how foreign multinationals operate on the EU market, including Slovenian. Which is why we don’t have any other choice. For some time now, we have been holding informal talks with the European Commission on how […]
On Thursday, 26 October 2023, MEP Joveva wrote to Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Values and Transparency, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market, and Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, making a public call for a revision of the European Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) […]
Do you like statistics? To be honest, I thought it was a pointless addition to the curriculum during my schooling.’ The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia might even be able to provide data confirming that I was not the only pupil or student with such an opinion. But later in life, I came […]
On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, MEP Irena Joveva addressed the European Parliament during the Strasbourg plenary on how disinformation in times of conflict can be countered with the Digital Services Act. She started her speech by saying that any war takes a devastating toll on innocent people and the truth. She went on to say […]
Whose side are you on? On the side of the terrorists? On the side of the occupiers? Are you antisemitic? A Zionist, perhaps? It is hard to talk about what is happening in the Middle East, given that the situation changes practically by the hour, but it is even harder to be silent about it. […]
On Monday, 9 October 2023, MEP Irena Joveva spoke at the Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, Japan, in a debate on countering disinformation. She explained what the EU is doing in this area, but also stressed that even the most stringent legislation will not be enough to stamp out disinformation or fake news completely: “Disinformation […]
Here we go. Letters. Appeals. Requests. Meetings. Explanations. Invitations. Coordination. Demands. Preparations. Amendments. Changes to the law. Process. Procedure. Competencies. Time. Persistence. We are not giving up. If we don’t defend our language, who will? But together. Why don’t we tell this to those who discriminate against it? But together? I have launched a very […]