A week before the European Council summit, a crust erupted between some European leaders, with the Slovenian Prime Minister, Janez Jansa, at the center of the controversy, leading the leaders of the European Council and the European Parliament. to intervene. And all of this has happened in public, and more specifically on Twitter.
It all started with the publication of the Prime Minister of Slovenia, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. As part of an initiative by the European Parliament to examine press freedom in Ljubljana, a group of MEPs from Socialists and Democrats went to Slovenia, but Janez Jansa refused to meet with MEPs. On Twitter, the center-left European seat posted a post about the empty seat of the Slovenian prime minister, who quickly responded with a post on the same social network.
Who are you? How many times have you visited a German chancellor, Dutch prime minister or French president?
By the way, the Netherlands where the last journalist was killed in #I. In Slovenia, such attempts were made only during the system of your comrades from Tweet embed. https://t.co/WI4uYoydxS– Janez Jansa (@JansaSDS) October 14, 2021
“Who are you? How many times have you visited a German chancellor, a Dutch prime minister or a French president? By the way, the last journalist killed in the European Union was in the Netherlands. In Slovenia, these attempts were carried out only during the regime of your Slovenian Social Democratic comrades,” Jansa shot, In reference to the former communist regime the journalist was murdered in Amsterdam, in July, in Amsterdam. Peter R. De Vries, Specialized in organized crime.
A tasteless tweet by Janez Janša (Tweet embed) on the members of the European Parliament. I condemn her in the strongest possible terms. The government has just conveyed the same sentiments to the Slovenian ambassador in The Hague.
– Mark Root (@MinPres) October 14, 2021
The words of the Slovenian Prime Minister fell ill on his Dutch counterpart, who did not hesitate to respond immediately. “Delicious tweet. I condemn you in the strongest possible terms. The government has just conveyed this sentiment to the Slovenian ambassador in The Hague,” wrote Mark Rutte, who was soon receiving a new response from Janez Jansa.
OK, Mark. Tweet embedDo not waste time with ambassadors and freedom of the media in Slovenia. together with Tweet embedProtect journalists from being killed in the streets. https://t.co/EPvDP7Jlfk
– Janez Jansa (@JansaSDS) October 14, 2021
“Well, Mark,” replied Jansa, “don’t waste time on ambassadors and freedom of the press in Slovenia.” He shot “Protect your journalists from signing in the streets”, and received no response from the other side.
We urgently call Tweet embed To stop provocations against members Tweet embed. Attacks on the members of this house, are also attacks on European citizens.
Constructive cooperation with the rotating presidency of the Council can only be based on mutual trust and respect.
– David Sassoli (EP_President) October 14, 2021
But the accusations did not stop there. European Parliament President David Sassoli also caused an uproar after the Slovenian prime minister published a post – which he has now deleted – spreading conspiracy theories about Hungarian George Soros.
Okay, Tweet embedSlovenia is not a colony. Please tell your MP not to misuse the name of the European Parliament due to political machinations and meaningless accusations of Slovenia. pic.twitter.com/I4zVA6gx5a
– Janez Jansa (@JansaSDS) October 14, 2021
We call on Janez Jansa to stop provocations against members of the European Parliament. Attacks on MEPs are attacks on European citizens, wrote Sassoli, who, like Rutte, immediately received an answer from the Slovenian Prime Minister: “Slovenia is not a colony. Please tell your deputies not to abuse the name of the European Parliament to conspire against politics and make senseless accusations. against Slovenia.
members Tweet embed They should be able to do their job without any pressure.
Mutual respect between the institutions of the European Union and within the European Council is the only way forward.
– Charles Michel (@eucopresident) October 14, 2021
And to bring some water to a boil, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, called for mutual respect, it was necessary. MEPs must be able to do their work without any pressure. Charles Michel concluded that mutual respect between the institutions of the European Union and within the European Council was the only way forward.
