🔻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?>>>
>>>Political criticism is still being criminalized in your country, and known politicians continue to bring intimidating lawsuits to the media, often resorting to slanderous verbal assaults.>>>
>>>Minister, you are a part of the problem as well, and while you must fight for our Union, its evident that are issues in your country as well, and we would like an answer on this.>>>
>>>Which is to say, the Slovenian PM has systematically attacked Slovenian journalists and never forgoes comment on any critical article published in the country or abroad, regarding the political situation in Slovenia and his gov’t.>>>
>>>A final question:
Should the @EU_Commission activate Regulation 2021/2092 (on #RuleOfLaw Conditionality), will the Slovenian Presidency follow suit? Will it uphold the regulation?🔻
🔻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
>>>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
🔻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?>>>
>>>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...>