On Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, MEP Irena Joveva discussed the European Union’s strategy to help young people coping with the housing and cost of living crisis at the plenary session in Strasbourg. How many of you here have ever made a joke about young people, for example 30-year-olds and 40-year-olds, who still live with their […]
On Friday, 8 December 2023, MEP Irena Joveva spoke with her Slovenian colleagues about the achievements and challenges of her outgoing mandate at a debate in Studio Evropa. ”When I accepted the fact that I cannot change the world, even though it needs to be changed for the better, I focused on the part that […]
For almost two years we have been following the horrors of the war in Ukraine. For more than two months we have been following the horrors of the war in Gaza. Yes, we are following. More or less. We express concern. We condemn. We regret. And we wonder. Every now and then we demand something. […]
At the 22nd meeting of the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, which took place during the November plenary session in Strasbourg, MEP Irena Joveva spoke about relations in the region and the state of the media. Among other things, she stressed that the people of the Western Balkans, including – or especially – the citizens […]
MEP Irena Joveva addressed the European Parliament on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, at the Strasbourg plenary session as a rapporteur on behalf of her political group Renew Europe. She addressed the European Parliament on job creation and the associated just transition and impact investment. Among other things, she advocated for a green deal, achieving climate […]
Those of us who pot our children to sleep in a warm bed every night are the lucky ones. Under a safe roof. And above all… alive and well. This is a rough translation of a quote that algorithms have been suggesting to me on social media for quite some time now. Yes, I could […]
MEP Irena Joveva hereby presents the Renew Europe Youth Manifesto, which is the result of a participatory process of consultation and co-creation by Renew Europe MEPs with youth organisations, NGOs and young people who took part in the Conference on the Future of Europe. “As Europe’s youth is mobilised by the most important challenges facing […]
“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 […]