🔻Today we heard something extraordinary: National Particularities. Meaning that, if a country wants to execute Romani persons, we should allow it! It is absurd that we are even discussing on this basis.>>>
>>>This is a deeply ideological matter. This is a matter of a well-dressed far-Right imposing something that is contrary to the beliefs of any democrat. This not just about Poland or Hungary. This is larger.>>>
>>>Are things better in Bulgaria? Are they better in Greece? Don’t we have monopoly groups there, 5 families plundering the country? Are things better in Slovenia?>>>
>>>Today the Slovenian Presidency will be asked to address such issues in Hungary and Poland. Are we kidding? What’s next? Slovenia reprimanding Slovenia for RoL violations in Slovenia? Truly, a European "miracle".>>>
>>>Mr @dreynders, with all due respect, we ask once more that you take meaningful action, because this is sending a negative message to democratic EU citizens.
You must act decisively.🔻
🔻The addresses we heard today were especially useful, if inescapably pessimistic, since as you know #PressFreedom in #Europe, is a crucial pillar of #EU#democracy.>>>
>>>This is a very serious issue.
The @EFJEUROPE, of which every Greek journalist is a member, conducted extensive research, shedding light on the “big picture” of media ownership in Europe, which found that:>>>
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📌The vast majority of Media belong -with various degrees of transparency- to multinational shareholders. Their relationship w/ gov'ts is constantly deepening and this concerns all not just the usual suspects>>>
>>>Μια εκτεταμένη έρευνά του, @EFJEUROPE - η Ομοσπονδία Δημοσιογράφων - της οποίας είμαστε και όλοι οι δημοσιογράφοι στην Ελλάδα μέλη, αποκαλύπτει τη“Μεγάλη Εικόνα”της ιδιοκτησίας των MEDIA στην Ευρώπη,όπου:>>> @Europarl_EL@EP_Justice#DRFMG @SYRIZAEP@Left_EU
🔻Minister, I think it would have been good for the Slovenian Presidency to be present for the previous item as well, regarding Art. 7 procedures. I sincerely hope that this absence doesn’t spell what we fear it does.>>>
>>>Is the Slovenian Presidency @EU2021S really going to guarantee that hearings for the Art. 7 Par 1 procedure will continue as a matter of urgency?>>>
>>>Will the Slovenian Presidency @EU2021Sl address specific recommendations to these MSs, as per Art. 7 par. 1, setting deadlines for their implementation?>>>
>>>και θα χαιρόμασταν εάν βλέπαμε και κάποιον εκπρόσωπο της Σλοβενικής προεδρίας @EU2021SI και στο προηγούμενο θέμα, αυτό της διαδικασίας του άρθρου 7. Ελπίζουμε η απουσία αυτή να μην σηματοδοτεί αυτό που φοβόμαστε. >>> @Europarl_EL@EP_Justice #EU2021SI @SYRIZAEP@Left_EU
>>>Είναι η Ακροδεξιά που έρχεται με γραβάτα να επιβάλει ουσιαστικά μια άλλη αισθητική και μια άλλη πολιτική από αυτή που θέλουμε εμείς,όλοι εμείς του Δημοκρατικού Τόξου. Δεν είναι μόνο Πολωνία & Ουγγαρία.>>> @Europarl_EL@EP_Justice @dreynders#Article7 🇵🇱 @SYRIZAEP@Left_EU
🔻I would also like to thank the rapporteur for her report, and my colleagues for their proposals and agree with the report's central premise. I believe it makes for a clear and definite basis on which excellent work can be done>>
>>>From the conversation I see that there is room for convergence with the S&D and the Greens, as we agree on a lot of things. The conditions to achieve a good result here exist for the EPP as well.>>>
>>>It is indeed our common observation that the COVID-19 crisis had a negative impact in both the European job market and society, bringing about an unprecedented number of jobs lost, accelerating the increase in poverty...>