Věra Jourová

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Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the @EU_Commission. Account managed by me and my team.

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1Dec 16, '22News about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying. EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. This is reinforced under 499×4.9M20k5.1k275
2May 27, '23Bye, bye birdie. #Twitter has chosen a hard way to comply with our digital laws. Russia’s disinformation is dangerous and it is irresponsible to leave EU’s anti-disinformation Code30.9×304k73416053
3Jan 14, '23Odvoleno, z Bruselu.13.3×131k760434
4Feb 15, '23Today, we refer Poland to the EU Court of Justice #ECJ for violations of EU law by its Constitutional Tribunal. Its rulings of of 14 July 2021 and 7 October 2021 challenged the pri11.4×112k33510614
5Dec 7, '23#AIAct #trilogue +16h while you were sleeping. And ongoing.11.4×112k3704415
6Jun 28, '24Blíží se konec mého mandátu v Evropské komisi a plánuji odpočinek od aktivní politiky. 🇨🇿 chci být i dál prospěšná, využít pro ni své zkušenosti v akademické sféře. Těším se na n11×108k629318
7Sep 26, '23Many thanks, dear @JuditVarga_EU, but not yet. And I will always fight for democracy, in any role. I will invite you to my Commission farewell party in Brussels next year, though.10.1×99k4246111
8Dec 13, '23Good phone call w/ new 🇵🇱 #Justice Minister @Adbodnar. Congratulations, dear Adam & the best of luck in the new job. I welcome 🇵🇱's intention to join European Prosecutors’ 8.6×84k2.8k35917
9Dec 20, '23Very good meeting with 🇵🇱 Justice Minister @Adbodnar. We discussed a way forward to restore independence of judiciary in line with EU law. This will also pave the way for meeting7.4×73k1.3k17610
10May 29, '24Today, @EU_Commission has closed the Article 7(1) TEU procedure for #Poland. We consider there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the #RuleOfLaw in 🇵🇱.7.3×72k93515917
11Nov 24, '23.@EU_Commission ’s proposal vs final #trilogue. Stay tuned on #StopSLAPPs, #AIAct and #MediaFreedomAct.6.3×62k5206522
12Dec 8, '23‼️We got it! We have a deal on #AIAct.🤝 As #chatGPT said: sit back, relax and let the #AI Act be the bouncer at the innovation party, letting in only the coolest, safest & mos6.2×61k3488417
13Jul 18, '24Europe cannot control dictators in the world, but it can choose to invest in our #democracy. @vonderleyen announced to propose EU Democracy Shield, if re-elected. 👉Europe's own st5.7×56k290567
14Jan 14, '20Today, @EU_Commission decided to ask the Court of Justice to impose interim measures ordering Polish gov to suspend the functioning of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court5.3×01k4157
15Feb 10, '23An elephant #Vesti sets off on a journey to meet my newborn granddaughter. It is already no.5 from aunt Margrethe @vestager knitted for my grandchildren. Thanks a lot Margrethe and5.3×52k49178
16Dec 20, '17Dear Polish friends, it's time to accept the EU's invitation for dialogue. Nobody questions the need for reforms, but, given that we share similar past, let me remind you that poli5.0×01.4k4700
17Jan 28, '20Thank you, Poland, for your hospitality. EU needs strong Polska, Polska needs strong EU 🇵🇱🇪🇺4.6×01.4k1803
18Sep 5, '23Thank you President @vonderleyen for entrusting me w/ crucial responsibilities for our digital transition. I am ready to continue the work of @vestager to implement Europe fit for 4.5×44k458957
19Aug 21, '24It already happened before. Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia #OnThisDay in 1968. I was 4 years old and it was one of my earliest memories. I know the feeling; I know the #Kremli4.5×44k93826810
20May 23, '21This is how far a dictatorship can go to silence a critical voice, to attack freedom of speech - hijacking a plane to arrest journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich. He and all p4.2×01.4k3207
21Dec 17, '21Today’s vote of the media law targeting the TVN Group in the Polish Sejm puts further pressure on an already troubled media sector in Poland. Once this bill becomes a law, the Comm4.2×09843796
22Aug 12, '21Media pluralism and diversity of opinions are what strong democracies welcome, not fight against. The draft Polish broadcasting law sends a negative signal. #lexTVN We need a #Medi4.0×01k3166
24Jan 11, '22I had an exchange of views with Polish judges and lawyers. I regret that the situation of the #RuleOfLaw in 🇵🇱 gives no signs of improvement and judges continue to be under press3.9×08982446
25Jul 12, '21The new draft Polish law on broadcasting concessions is yet another worrying signal for media freedom and pluralism in the country. We follow closely the situation related to TVN243.9×08042617
26Sep 15, '23It is official: Bulgaria and Romania have satisfied the benchmarks and we formally close the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism. Congratulations! Good to keep the momentum and 3.9×39k332682
29Sep 7, '211/3 Today, we adopt two decisions related to independence of judges in Poland. First, we ask @EUCourtPress for financial penalties against Poland on the activity of the Disciplinar3.5×077723612
31Apr 27, '22Today, we send a notification letter to Hungary formally activating the budget conditionality procedure. We identified issues that might be breaching #RuleOfLaw in HU and affect th3.2×088823711
32Aug 23, '2031 years ago, Baltic citizens united to make a human chain as peaceful demonstration against oppressing regime. Today, 🇪🇪 & 🇱🇻 & 🇱🇹 and others repeated the gesture in3.1×01k2727
33Oct 20, '2410 years in the @EU_Commission flew by! I will highlight main topics and what they brought to our lives in 🇪🇺 & proud I could represent the 🇨🇿 voice. Follow my #JourovaJour3.1×30k3172012
34Sep 16, '22Many brave journalists across the world risk their life to tell the truth. Media face political and economic pressure. We must act to protect media freedom. I want the EU to be lea3.1×0308963
35Apr 15, '21We are following closely and with concern the developments relating to the 🇵🇱 Ombudsman. It's of great importance to ensure that this institution, which defends citizens’ rights 3.0×06522313
36Aug 31, '24About last night in #Prague. Dear @vonderleyen, congratulations for the 🇨🇿 and 🇸🇰 Transatlantic Award. #GLOBSEC20243.0×29k4444811
37Nov 17, '19Today, 30 years ago, the communist regime fell in Czechoslovakia. I am very proud for the chance we got to work on our #freedom and #democracy. It is naive to believe that the demo2.9×07923258
38Jun 5, '21Konečně zase na skok v Česku. Doma je doma. A konečně rozvolnění a slunce.2.9×01.3k452
39Dec 27, '21Good news from Poland. I welcome the announcement by President Duda that he vetos #LexTVN. This is an important signal for dialogue #mediafreedom.2.8×0806883
40Jul 15, '22The Commission adopts next step (a reasoned opinion) in the infringement procedure against 🇵🇱 for violations of EU law by the Constitutional Tribunal. General principles of #Rule2.7×04131379
41Jan 27, '23#NeverAgain is a solemn oath on which the EU is built. We must #NeverForget the millions of Jewish women, men and children murdered during the Holocaust. #WeRemember every single p2.7×26k355510
42Dec 20, '19I sent a letter to PL authorities (@prezydentpl @elzbietawitek @profGrodzki @MorawieckiM) on the draft legislation introduced in @PLParliament. I invite all State organs not to tak2.5×05571922
43Dec 14, '23I welcomed @adamSzlapka, 🇵🇱 Minister for EU Affairs. We talked about new constructive approach & priorities of 🇵🇱 in the 🇪🇺. I look forward to cooperation, also in GAC, e2.5×25k7761131
44Dec 20, '23Dzień dobry! My last stop before #Xmas is Warsaw 🇵🇱 Looking forward to discussions on #EUDemocracy, #RuleOfLaw issues, #MediaFreedom & combatting #ViolenceAgainstWomen, with 2.4×23k387285
45Jun 27, '20Milada Horáková was murdered by communist regime in Prague 70 years ago. She was a victim of a totalitarian show-trial. Her legacy is a reminder why independent judiciary is a foun2.3×06942085
46Mar 31, '21I am deeply concerned about the continued actions that undermine judicial independence in Poland. Polish judges are European judges and they should do their job without political p2.3×05671853
47Apr 9, '18Glad to hear that #Facebook wants to use EU #DataPrivacy standards as their global model. We will observe with great interest how the letter - and the spirit - of the law are appli2.3×04323241
48May 28, '18Without independent, high-quality and efficient justice systems there is no #RuleofLaw, no effective application of EU law, no business- friendly environment and no mutual trust.2.2×04522790
49Jun 1, '20I support @Twitter’s efforts to develop a transparent, clear, consistent moderation policy. The role of public authorities is to ensure that fundamental rights are protected online2.2×06891867
50Feb 10, '21The pandemic hit the media sector hard. We need to support media, big or small. EU recovery fund should be used for this purpose in a way that promotes media freedom & pluralis2.2×06791794
51May 19, '22Proudly wearing the 🇺🇦 traditional blouse on #VyshyvankaDay. The geometric embroidery is believed to have powers to mobilise, protect, and give strength so needed in the fight fo2.2×0946673
52Jan 28, '20It is a great pleasure to be in Warsaw today. In the morning I run into an Auschwitz surviver, Mr Turski, who gave a very moving speech yesterday and issued a stark warning not to 2.2×07151730
53Sep 22, '20With @jack Dorsey, CEO of @Twitter, we agreed that we should focus on how harmful content is distributed and shown to people rather than pushing for its removal. Plurality of debat2.2×067011730
54Jul 15, '21We are deeply concerned by the decision of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, which states that the interim measures ordered by the ECJ in the area of the functioning of the judic2.1×05441525
55Aug 30, '21Without free speech, democracies will crumble. Those who defend and uphold free speech are heroes of democracy. This is why I am honoured to hand in the 1st Free Speech Medal by @P2.0×06981271
56May 16, '18Glad that Mark Zuckerberg accepted invitation from @Europarl_EN and will come to Brussels to answer European questions on privacy. Pity this will not be a public hearing. There are1.9×04482144
57Apr 30, '21Moje reakce na zákaz vstupu na ruské území.1.9×0815331
58Aug 31, '21Thank you, President Wałęsa, for interesting discussion both about the past and about the future. I fully agree that it is in our hands to preserve the values of Solidarity in toda1.8×06281370
59Jun 22, '21On Poland, our concerns persist, for example regarding the independence of the Constitutional Tribunal & the situation of 🇵🇱 judges facing disciplinary proceedings. Furthermo1.8×04121105
60Feb 28, '22I welcome the announcement of the International Criminal Court to open an investigation on Russia’s aggression on Ukrainian territory. Putin needs to be held accountable.1.8×06081474
61Feb 16, '20We share the same views with @ZuzanaCaputova on a need to protect #justice and #RuleOfLaw in Europe.1.8×0652790
62Nov 30, '24Thank you all for having followed my #jourovajourney here! I am leaving as I don’t feel comfortable here any more. Even 2D company of @elonmusk was too much for me 😉👇 Follow me o1.8×17k93163
63Sep 23, '19I’m concerned about tourists affected by the #ThomasCook bankruptcy. I’d like to remind them: the full set of EU rights still apply to all of you, including reimbursement, re-routi1.7×03762182
64Jan 8, '20Together with @dreynders we received the President of the Polish Senate @profGrodzki to discuss the rule of law situation in PL. We welcome the fact that the Senate has requested a1.7×04081351
65Sep 28, '22Ahead of my visit to Athens, I met w/ @atsipras in Brussels. We discussed the situation in 🇬🇷 on the basis of the annual #RuleOfLaw report, incl. situation in the media, independ1.7×04441644
66Aug 21, '21Every year, I remember this day how it felt seeing a Soviet tank in our street during the occupation of 🇨🇿🇸🇰 in 1968. It was a great shock of how easily the status quo can be b1.7×05491272
67Oct 20, '20We’ve launched infringements against #Malta and #Cyprus on #goldenpassports schemes, because there cannot be a weak link in EU efforts to curb corruption and money laundering. EU p1.6×03681462
68Oct 17, '19I would like to warmly congratulate Ms Laura Kövesi for becoming the first ever European Chief Prosecutor. This appointment is one step closer for European Public Prosecutor's Offi1.5×04481471
69May 20, '20I toast to #EUvalues because this is what I was dreaming about when I was living in Czechoslovakia; this is what Václav Havel was fighting for and this is what needs to be protecte1.5×0559902
70Jun 8, '201⃣/2⃣ We follow closely the developments on the cases scheduled for hearings as regards lifting of immunity on judges in the context of criminal investigations. We are concerned ab1.5×03811501
71Apr 29, '20We launched an infringement procedure against Poland today. For us the law undermines judicial independence. We continue our work to uphold the #ruleoflaw. Watch my College read-ou1.5×03441451
72Dec 21, '23Dziękuję za spotkanie! It is in Europe’s interest to have a strong Poland in the middle of decision making in the EU in such challenging times.1.5×14k324341
73Apr 4, '19I welcome this result! @Europarl_EN has just adopted the #WorkLifebalance Directive with a comfortable majority 490 in favour, 82 against and 48 abstentions.1.4×03621466
74May 2, '20Thanks to all the journalists who are in the frontline to report, check facts, hold governments into account. They need right working conditions, safety, access to information. It’1.4×04061172
75Jul 20, '21We have asked Poland to confirm to the Commission that it will fully comply with the ECJ rulings regarding the Disciplinary Chamber. #RuleOfLaw1.4×0366971
76Sep 21, '20History is being written in #Belarus – thanks to the immense courage of Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya and all the brave women fighting for freedom and democracy, fighting for hope and 1.4×04721031
77Dec 18, '20Václav Havel is symbol of freedom of the speech and fight for fundamental rights. This year, his words about democracy resonate more than ever. I wish that his legacy will forever 1.3×0511740
78Dec 3, '20We're continuing our #RuleOfLaw actions to defend independence of PL judiciary: in the additional Letter of Formal notice we address concerns regarding the activity of the Discipli1.2×0370872
79Apr 30, '21My reaction on imposition of restrictive measures by #Russia1.2×03621083
80Sep 15, '21I was in Poland two weeks ago: I recalled the Polish people and authorities that we need a strong Poland in the EU, shaping it on the basis of our common values. This means respect1.2×0360701
81Nov 20, '20Without Rule of Law there will be: ❗️no trust among Member states ❗️no efficient regional and cohesion policy ❗️no effective neighborhood policy.1.2×0399873
83Jul 7, '21My thoughts are with journalist Peter R. de Vries, who is fighting for his life after being shot, with his family, friends, colleagues. It is an attack on freedom of press, on demo1.2×03891112
84Oct 20, '20We're closely following developments related to Polish Ombudsman, take note of concerns expressed by international organisations. It's of paramount importance to ensure that the in1.2×0376901
85Mar 10, '21Today I voice my stance on government attempts to put pressure on free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia in the @Europarl_EN. Media are not just an economic sector, but an impo1.2×02981003
86Feb 22, '22On Russian aggression towards Ukraine, for me as a Czech person, this is especially painful moment. Because I remember the Soviet tanks in my street. Those days it was called broth1.2×0380870
87Aug 21, '18Today, Czechs and Slovaks remember the occupation of the republic in 1968. A Soviet tank at my doorstep is one of my earliest memories, it influences you for life. Hence I consider1.1×03001340
88Apr 18, '21Česká republika může počítat s podporou EU při vyšetřování šokujícího případu ohrožení bezpečnosti státu ze strany Ruské federace. Součinnost Europolu a Eurojustu je k dispozici. �1.1×0469350
89Apr 17, '19Thank you @TIME for including me on your #TIME100 list. I see it as recognition of the work of many people at @EU_Commission and of the growing role of the EU when it comes to shap1.1×0368792
90Feb 7, '21Падчас Аксамітнай рэвалюцыі ў лістападзе 1989 г. Вацлаў Гавел казаў: «Праўда і любоў пераадоляць хлусню і нянавісць». Разам са шматлікімі іншымі я #StandWithBelarus на шляху да дэм1.1×0345642
91May 17, '20No one should be scared to walk down the street holding hands with a loved person. Europe will always stand up for your fundamental rights and freedoms. We are a Union of equals. #1.1×0372751
92Sep 10, '19Today's nomination for the Vice-President of the @EU_Commission is a great honour for me. It is for the first time that the Czech Republic has such a top job. I look forward to my 1.0×0371621
93Jul 6, '21Dear followers, thank you for your interest in my work, you give me a lot of energy. I am happy to have you here, to see your comments, and I hope I make it worth your time. 🇪🇺🇨1.0×0432140
94Aug 2, '19Visited @AuschwitzMuseum today. Memory is not only a reminder of the past; it is a guide for building a better Europe. May all the victims of the Holocaust rest in peace! #WeRememb1.0×0362790
95Aug 31, '21I’m moved to be in Gdansk’s old shipyard where Solidarność was born 41 years ago & with it the hope of a better and freer life for nations of Central Europe. Polish shipyard wo1.0×0383632
96Feb 7, '21I, like millions of Europeans, grew up behind the Iron Curtain. While the struggle for democracy may be lengthy and challenging, history reminds us of its inevitable success. I am 1.0×0303871
97Oct 28, '18Today, on 28th October, Czechs and Slovaks celebrate 100th anniversary of the independent state. Let’s celebrate together the rise of democracy in the entire region.1.0×0299901
98May 9, '21Good morning, today is a #EuropeDay. I remember the Ode of Joy being played the day we - the Czechs - joined the EU. It was a very strong, touching, joyful moment. I always recall 1.0×0362611
99Sep 1, '21It was an honour to visit Gdansk to commemorate the Solidarity and the outbreak WW2. EU is here to cement peace and ensure we support each other and cooperate together in Europe. T1.0×0391540
100May 17, '21No conflict anywhere in the world can be used as an excuse for violence on European streets. We stand with our Jewish communities and call on our Member States to remain vigilant f0.9×0326701

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