The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions has adopted a resolution on preserving the memory of the victims of the post-war communist period in Slovenia. This is the last step before the vote at the July plenary session of the European Parliament. Romana Tomc, Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the European People’s Party …
Speaker of the National Assembly Urška Klakočar Zupančič and representatives of the ruling coalition did not respond to an invitation to meet with a mission of the European People’s Party (EPP) political group, which came on a one-day visit to Slovenia on Monday, said the head of the mission, Tomas Tobé. “We are surprised by …
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The Civil Liberties Union for Europe network of organisations has recently reported that Europe’s democratic recession has deepened in 2024. Italy, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria have been identified as countries that are “deliberately undermining the rule of law in almost every aspect.” Meanwhile, Slovenian Member of the European Parliament, Romana Tomc, warns that this …
The Presidency of the European People’s Party (EPP) is concerned about the Golob government’s meddling in state institutions and the media, as well as about corruption, clientelism, nepotism and Prime Minister Golob’s ownership of the company Star Solar. The EPP is, therefore, sending a parliamentary mission to Slovenia. “Our aim is to do everything we …
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Historian Dr Mitja Ferenc has once again pointed out to the European Parliament the injustices being inflicted by the current government on the victims of the communist regime. Slovenian MEP Romana Tomc has called on other Members of the European Parliament to send a special mission to Slovenia to find out the real situation and …
The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions will draft a resolution on “preserving the memory of the victims of the post-war communist period in Slovenia,” said Bogdan Rzonca, the Committee’s chairman. The decision was taken by the representatives of the political groups in the Committee after Monday’s hearing of the petition on the subject in question. …
The Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) opposed the exclusion of the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group (the so-called Cordon Sanitare) in the allocation of the president and vice-president positions in the newly created committees of the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament from the Slovenian Democratic Party also supported all the …
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“In short, something is going to happen, there is a certain tension within the European People’s Party (EPP). I think the number of people who want change is not so small. My assessment is that these forces that are pushing for a change in the direction of the EPP should be able to succeed. The …
On Thursday, the European Parliament voted on a non-binding proposal to enshrine the right to abortion in the Treaty on European Union. As Slovenian MEP Romana Tomc explained, such campaigns are particularly reprehensible at a time when Europe is facing a demographic winter. “Today in the European Parliament, I voted against the proposal to enshrine …
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Slovenian Member of the European Parliament, Romana Tomc, spoke up at this week’s plenary session in Strasbourg, addressing those present and, in particular, Commissioner Věra Jourová, regarding the new Media Freedom Act. MEP Tomc refused to support the Act because her experience so far shows that even good solutions can be abused for the settling …
On Wednesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions (PETI) in Brussels discussed a Slovenian petition launched last year by MEP Romana Tomc together with historian Dr Mitja Ferenc. The petition calls for the victims of communist violence to be guaranteed the right to a grave and to be remembered like the victims of other totalitarian …
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Member of the European Parliament Romana Tomc has addressed a priority question to the European Commission regarding the national media outlet Radio-Television Slovenia’s unreasonable and politically motivated decision to prevent 60,000 households from watching the Nova24TV television programme. “As of today, 60,000 households are blocked from watching Nova24TV. This is an unreasonable and politically motivated …
