Vera Yurova
High tensions in Brussels - ambassador invited to an emergency meeting
EU representatives will submit to the Russian ambassador the "rejection note, strongly condemning Moscow's decision" to ban the entry into its territory of eight EU citizens, including the vice president of the European Commission, Vera Yurova.
The Success of the Dual Food Standard Affects 100 Million Europeans
Bulgaria's national Ombudsperson Maya Manolova submitted a petition to the Petitions Committee in the European Parliament in Brussels on 22nd of January, reported the Bulgarian National Television. The petition is against the double standard in foods and drink in the European Union.
Commissioner of the EC Admitted being a Victim of Sexual Harassment
EU Justice Commissioner Vera Yurova admitted that she had been the victim of sexual violence in the past and urged all women to join the #MeToo movement to report abuse and harassment.
"It's a very strange feeling, I've been the victim of such violence myself," she said, at an event organized by Politico.