Tanja Fajon
Slovenian MEP praise joint vaccine procurement, sceptical about vaccination passport
Ljubljana – Slovenian MEPs expressed support for the joint procurement of coronavirus vaccines by the EU for member states at a debate organised by the European Parliament’s Office on Friday, but they were more reserved when it comes to the idea of a health passport for those who have already been vaccinated.
Debate hears optimism for renewed transatlantic relations
Ljubljana – There are high hopes for relaunching transatlantic relations after Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, a debate held by the European Parliament Information Office in Slovenia heard on Tuesday. Participants said that respect for human rights, the rule of law and liberal democracy was again becoming key on both sides of the Atlantic.
EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi for the first time in Belgrade, met with Vucic PHOTO
Vrhelyi arrived to Belgrade a day after a new methodology for the EU accession process was presented in Brussels.
For the first time of his visit to Serbia, President Vucic welcomed Vrhelyi in front of the Presidency building.
Fajon: Such conflicts send the wrong picture about Serbia
Tanja Fajon, Chair of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), announces arrival to Belgrade ahead of European Parliament resolution on Serbia in February plenary session.
Vucic: Peace, stability and cooperation in the region are Serbia's priorities
Serbian President made this statement on the meeting with the representatives of Parliamentary Committee for Stabilization and Association of Serbia and the European Union (POSP).
Govt nominates Lenarčič for Slovenia's European commissioner
The cabinet backed Lenarčič, put forward on Wednesday as an independent expert by Prime Minister Marjan Šarec without prior consultation with coalition partners, in a 13:3 vote.
It was the three ministers from the ranks of the SocDems who voted against, which is in keeping with the junior coalition party's criticism of Šarec picking Lenarčič instead of SocDem MEP Tanja Fajon.
EP calls for abolition of EU visas for Kosovo
European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos said he was pleased with the fact that the European Parliament recognized the importance of a visa-free regime for Kosovo.
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Is EU ready: They're lifting visas for Kosovo citizens
Liberalization rapporteur Tanja Fajon, said before the start of the vote that Kosovo had fulfilled all the conditions and called on MEPs to support visa liberalization.
EU Committee proposes visa liberalization for Kosovo
As Pristina-based media reports, 30 members of the Committee voted in favour of the recommendation, 10 were against and two members abstained from voting.
Kosovo Leaders Hail EP Vote on Visa Liberalisation
In a landmark development for Kosovo, the European Parliament's Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, LIBE, on Thursday voted decisively in favour of Kosovo having a visa-free regime with the European Union's passport-free Schengen area.
Thirty members of the committee voted in favour, ten against and two abstained.
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