“Inspiring meeting with Alexander Soros of the Open Society on supporting civil society and free media, with special focus on Moldova. For our democracies to thrive, it is vital to uphold democratic values and empower independent voices,” European Commissioner Marta Kos wrote on the X social network. European Commissioner from Slovenia, Marta Kos, wrote on the …
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced that she will propose a looser three-year timeframe for the car industry to meet CO2 emission standards, instead of annual targets. The focus is on changes to emissions rules that will benefit the car industry. The move follows the second meeting of the “Strategic …
A scandal has broken out in Brussels – namely, claims have arisen that the European Union is subsidising environmental NGOs to lobby for green policies. At the heart of the scandal is Frans Timmermans, a friend of Tanja Fajon’s who used to be the Commissioner for the European Green Deal. Secret contracts obtained by the …
In the Brussels scandal of the socialist Frans Timmermans, former Vice-President of the European Commission, indirect links can be found with Slovenian non-governmental organisations. So, was “dirty” money also poured into the campaign against nuclear energy and the construction of the second reactor of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant? Brussels is abuzz with information about …
Did The “Dirty” Money From Timmermans’s “Lobbying” Scandal Also Reach Slovenian NGOs? Read More »
Marta Kos, Slovenian candidate for the position of European Commissioner for Enlargement, concluded her hearing at the European Parliament on Thursday. During the hearing, she repeatedly evaded answers and was quite cunning, Slovenian Member of the European Parliament Milan Zver commented on her appearance. She tried to feign ignorance about her involvement with the former …
The censorship at the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), where Polona Fijavž, editor-in-chief of the news programme at Television Slovenija, arbitrarily cancelled the interview of the presenter Jože Možina with the coordinator of the Slovenian March for Life, Urša Cankar Soares, is causing quite a stir in the public. The Association of Journalists and …
Foreign media coverage of the controversial European Commissioner-designate from Slovenia, Marta Kos, continues unabated. In an article entitled “When Gender-Quotas Backfire” (available here: https://europeunfiltered.com/gender-quota-european-commission-von-der-leyen-marta-kos/), the authors revealed that Ursula von der Leyen’s demands to have a female candidate fill the Slovenian Commissioner’s post could cause inconvenience. The media outlet Europe Unfiltered cites the well-known sins …
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Politico, the European-American political magazine, recently reviewed the political and personal (non-)integrity of the candidates for the positions of European Commissioners proposed by President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. As initially reported, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs, known as JURI, is reviewing the declarations of interest of all top European …
While Ukraine has received 10 billion euros in aid from the European Union, even though it is not an EU member state, Hungary, which has been hit hard by the recent floods, seems unlikely to benefit from EU funds, reports RMX. Last week, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, mentioned five …
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The nomination process of Marta Kos for the position of European Commissioner will be looked into by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (KPK). Following a complaint concerning the nomination procedure itself, the Commission has launched a preliminary examination procedure. The nomination of the former ambassador took place after the first candidate, Tomaž Vesel, …
The fact that Slovenia is sending a confidante of the former Directorate for State Security of Yugoslavia – UDBA – to Brussels as a candidate for the position of European Commissioner is sparking international controversy on several levels, and this has recently also been reported on in various media outlets, from Croatia’s Slobodna Dalmacija to …
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Slovenia’s candidate for the post of European Commissioner, who is expected to take over the enlargement portfolio, is the focus of international attention. Namely, the media outlet Politico has once again written about her, describing her as “left-leaning,” and in particular, highlighting her past statements “which have been conciliatory towards Russia.” European Commission President Ursula …
