English – Noise

Iratxe García Pérez: Borissov has failed as a leader

Joanna Elmy — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:27:59 +0000

“How can fellow Europeans perceive of a leader of a country, which is still drowning in corruption; where media freedom, according to Reporters without Borders, is lower than in countries such as Mali or Angola; where journalists and oppositions leaders, or even elected Members of the European Parliament, are threatened; where mafia structures are still prevalent? Isn’t this a failure of the leader? The Bulgarian people deserve better.”

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Clare Daly: Change comes from people, not politicians

Joanna Elmy — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:50:04 +0000

A few weeks ago, Irish MEP Clare Daly caused a media storm in Bulgaria during the LIBE hearing, when she sharply criticized Commission Vice President Vera Joùrova for the EU’s lack of action on Bulgaria – the poorest and most corrupt member of the Union. Daly is one of the most vocal MEPs in Brussels’s hemicycle, and among the most active Irish European representatives. Our interview takes place less than an hour after Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union Speech.

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MEP Sophia in ‘t Veld: Do not think that the EU doesn’t care about Bulgaria

Joanna Elmy — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:00:54 +0000

In what way addressing ongoing protests in Bulgaria reveals key deficiencies in the way Europe functions politically, what can we expect from the new Report on the Rule of Law, and does Brussels actually know what is going on in the poorest and most corrupt member of the EU. An interview of Joanna Elmy with MEP Sophia in 't Veld.

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