Věra Jourová
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 59 |
| Date of birth | August 18,1964 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Trebic |
| Czechia | |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Party | ANO 2011 |
| Job | Lawyer |
| Politician | |
| Businessperson | |
| Position | Vice-President of the European Commission |
| Education | Charles University |
| Children | Adam Joura |
| Markéta Jourová | |
| Books | Nuclear power plant Dukovany and environs |
| Previous position | Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic (2014–2014) |
| Presidents | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 424191 |
Věra Jourová Life story
Věra Jourová is a Czech politician and lawyer who has been the Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency since 1 December 2019 and previously served as the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality from 2014 to 2019.
Twitter reinstates banned journalists' accounts
... " EU commissioner Vera Jourova had threatened Twitter with sanctions under Europe s new Digital Services Act which she said requires " the respect of media freedom and fundament rights"...
Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links
... The Twitter account @joinmastodon, which advertised the site and its features, was unexpectedly suspended on Thursday This has with commissioner Vera Jourova warning that the EU s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom...
Ukraine conflict: Putin tells Russians security is non-negotiable
... The European Union and UK also announced a wave of sanctions against Russian banks and individuals on Tuesday: European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said it was a mistake to exclude the Russian leader...
Coronavirus: Google reveals the travel habits during the pandemic
... : in comparison :Google s launch comes a day after the EU justice chief, Vera Jourova called, the share on the tech giant to fight more and more data with scientists who are trying to the virus...
Poland's lower house approves controversial judge
... Earlier on Friday, Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, wrote to the President of Poland, the Prime Minister and the parliamentary speaker called on them to consult these, a legal expert, to break before the amendment of the law, and asked them, the EU legal standards...
Of the Leyen, the Commission: The ones to watch in Europe's top-table
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New EU Commission team enshrines gender equality
... Who else is on the list? Johannes Hahn (Austria), Budget and Administration; Didier Reynders (Belgium), Justice; Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria), Innovation and Youth; Dubravka Suica (Croatia), Democracy and Demography; Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus), Health; Vera Jourova (Czech Republic), Values and Transparency; Kadri Simson (Estonia), Energy; Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), International Partnerships; Sylvie Goulard (France), Internal Market; Laszlo Trocsanyi (Hungary), Neighbourhood and Enlargement; Paolo Gentiloni (Italy), Economy; Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia), An Economy that Works for People; Virginijus Sinkevicius (Lithuania), Environment and Oceans; Nicolas Schmit (Luxemburg), Jobs; Helena Dalli (Malta), Equality; Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland), Agriculture; Elisa Ferreira (Portugal), Cohesion and Reforms; Rovana Plumb (Romania), Transport; Maros Sefcovic (Slovakia), Relations and Foresight; Janez Lenarcic (Slovenia), Crisis Management; Josep Borrell (Spain), A Stronger Europe in the World; Ylva Johansson (Sweden), Home Affairs...
EU urges crackdown on 'golden passports' for big investors
... EU justice Commissioner Vera Jourova argued that the people obtaining an EU citizenship must have a genuine link with the member state concerned ...
Poland's lower house approves controversial judge
Thousands demonstrate against the controversial reforms, with some brandishing EU flags and copies of the Polish Constitution
Poland a controversial law that makes it easier to dismiss, judge critical of the government party, the justice reform has been approved.
The Bill by 233 votes to 205 in the lower house of Parliament in Warsaw on Friday.
It came just hours after the European Commission called on Poland, which is a rethink of the proposed Changes .
earlier this month in protest against The Law .
On Wednesday, the country, the Supreme court warned that.
The Bill now goes to The Senate after the handover on Friday. The upper chamber can block legislation if they delay it to.
the legislation, championed by, you can be punished, the social conservative law and justice (PiS) party, the government, the judge for engaging in "political activity".
Each of the judges questions, which nominated the legitimacy of the other judges, which could be due to the National Council of the judiciary, issued a fine, have to cut their salaries, or in some cases, be dismissed.
The PiS changed The Law in 2018, so that The Members of The Council choose the lower house of Parliament - it controls.
demonstrators have demanded that a judge who was suspended for questioning the judge's independence, to re -PiS claims that in Poland, the reforms to combat corruption and make the judiciary more efficient, argue that it is still being followed by The Communist era. The Party stressed that the other EU countries the politicians take part in the selection of judges.
But critics fear he has been circumcised, the independence of the judiciary in Poland. Has accused the EU, The Party of the politicisation of the judiciary, since he came to power in the year 2015.
Earlier on Friday, Vice-President of the European Commission , Vera Jourova , wrote to the President of Poland, the Prime Minister and the parliamentary speaker called on them to consult these, a legal expert, to break before the amendment of The Law , and asked them, the EU legal standards.
And one of the spokesman for the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights , said,
Bill sailing through stormy sessionBy Adam Easton BBC correspondent in Warsaw
The Party in government fast-tracked The Bill in a little more than 24 hours during an often stormy Parliament session.
Opposition MPs shouted "shame!" as a Minister of justice, Zbigniew Ziobro , the judge called a privileged caste that ignores the interests of the citizens.
The minister said, the judges have The Right to question the status of hundreds of newly appointed judges, selected by a Council controlled by the governing party.
Some of the judges have already done this, after Poland was the Supreme court decided that The Council should no longer be an independent body.
warsaw, european commission, poland
Source of news: bbc.com
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