Věra Jourová @VeraJourova@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
Thank you Sima Bahous @unwomenchief Executive Director of @UN_Women for a warm welcome in New York.
Good discussion on pressing for #GenderEquality especially in digital age. We have to do more for education and addressing #ViolenceAgainstWomen including online.
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Happy to be in New York again. 🇺🇸
I came here to discuss #ViolenceAgainstWomen, also online, and empowering women in #tech.
Attending 67th Commission on the Status of Women & having bilateral meetings w/ high-level @UN representatives.
@UN_Women
#CSW67
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Thank you, Asta Vrečko @AstaVrecko, 🇸🇮 Culture Minister, for constructive discussion on the European Media Freedom Act.
We agree that the EU needs to strengthen the safeguards to increase the independence of public service media and safety of journalists.
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Věra Jourová
boosted
We will now carefully analyse the @EU_EDPB opinion on the draft EU-US adequacy decision.
This marks another significant step in the restoration of safe transatlantic #dataflows 🇪🇺🇺🇸
We also await for the positions of the @europarl_en and @EUCouncil
RT @EU_EDPB: 🚨The EDPB has adopted its opinion on the draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The EDPB welcomes improvements under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, but some concerns r…
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It was great to pass through the famous Prešeren square in Ljubljana on the way to the meetings.
Thank you, Slovenia, for your hospitality and for @EKvSloveniji for preparing my visit.
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Good meeting with 🇸🇮 Justice Minister, Dominika Svarc @DominikaSvarc:
🔹commitment to follow up on the recommendations from the annual Rule of Law report
🔹work towards finalisation of the anti-SLAPP directive
🔹prosecuting RU war crimes
🙏 for strong engagement
@Mpravosodje
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Very good and insightful public debate with 🇸🇮 President Nataša Pirc Musar @nmusar and 🇺🇦Ambassador Andrii Taran @UKRinSLO on Russian war in Ukraine, disinformation and rule of law.
Thank you to all the participants for your interest and questions.
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Thank you, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, Speaker of the Parliament @Drzavnizbor for your focus on the rule of law issues in Slovenia and in the EU and for your commitment to implement recommendations from annual rule of law report.
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It was an honour to discuss with 🇸🇮Parliament on the annual rule of law report and its recommendations, on the media freedom and pluralism and on actions to counter disinformation, mainly from Russia.
Thank you to all the MPs both from government and opposition parties🇸🇮🇪🇺
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On day 2 in Slovenia, I will continue my discussions on #MediaFreedom, #RuleOfLaw and 🇷🇺#disinformation with
🔹President of the Republic @nmusar
🔹🇸🇮 Parliament @DrzavniSvet
🔹Ministers of Justice @DominikaSvarc and Culture @AstaVrecko
🔹& at public debate at @EKvSloveniji
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Thank you for rich and interesting discussion, Matej Acceto, 🇸🇮President of the Constitutional Court @UstavnoSodisce, on relation between national and European courts and about general principles of the rule of law.
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Just landed in Ljubljana. 🇸🇮
On day one of my visit, looking forward to discussions on #RuleOfLAw and media freedom, with
🔹President of the Constitutional Court Matej Accetto
🔹media representatives from @STA_English @RTV_Slovenija & Slovene Association of Journalists
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Discussed global challenges to #democracy with @Int_IDEA’s SG @KevinCasasZ.
Our Defence of Democracy package will
🔹deepen the action under #EDAP
🔹 support civic space & citizen participation
🔹 promote free and fair elections
🔹 limit covert foreign interference
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Discussing with @CEPS_thinktank today!
Good exchange on trust in #democracy, #RuleOfLaw, transparency and accountability of EU institutions, and anti-corruption measures.
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Thank you @markspeich for the good and timely discussion!
RT @EU_CoR: Today rapporteur @markspeich met @VeraJourova to discuss the CoR's position on the #MediaFreedomAct.
The opinion reiterates the CoR's strong support to safeguarding media freedom, pluralism and independence and will be debated during the upcoming #CoRplenary.
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Congratulations @TomasKopecny_CZ for the appointment of the 🇨🇿 Government Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.
It is important that we immediately support fast recovery of 🇺🇦 & the political steer of the reconstruction stays with Ukraine.
@CzechMFA
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Hate speech including the antisemitic hatespeech is illegal in the EU and we must ensure proper enforcement of legislation.
I urge young people to challenge their politicians, ask questions, get organized and vote. Thanks @EUJS for an inspiring discussion.
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The elections in Europe must not be the competition of dirty methods, dirty money and opaque techniques.
It must remain free competition of ideas and political visions.
Just finished the good 1st meeting with @europarl_en and @EUCouncil on political ads regulation.
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RT @MarijaPBuric: Thanks @VeraJourova for our wide ranging discussion in Brussels today incl. on the ongoing discussions on #EU accession to @ECHR_CEDH / Merci @VeraJourova pour notre échange à Bruxelles aujourd’hui y compris sur les discussions en cours sur l’adhésion de l’UE à la @ECHR_CEDH @coe
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Pleasure to meet female Ambassadors of the Political and Security Committee at @CZECHIAinEU.
We discussed the EU’s response to 🇷🇺’s aggression against 🇺🇦 , especially military support through the European Peace Facility, and how the EU can counter #disinformation not only from 🇷🇺
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Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the @EU_Commission. Account managed by me and my team.
Joined Apr 2022
