TANJA FAJON

Tanja Fajon je zunanja ministrica Republike Slovenije. Po izobrazbi je diplomirana novinarka s podiplomskima študijema mednarodne politike in menedžmenta. Osem let je bila dopisnica RTV Slovenija v Bruslju, kjer je od blizu spremljala pristopanje Slovenije k EU in prva leta njenega članstva. Leta 2009 je bila na listi Socialnih demokratov prvič izvoljena v Evropski parlament, zatem pa ponovno v letih 2014 in 2019. Na Zahodnem Balkanu je imela pomembno vlogo kot poročevalka Evropskega parlamenta pri odpravi vizumov za države regije in kot zagovornica spoštovanja demokracije, pravne države, človekovih pravic in enakosti. Prav tako je bila ena najbolj aktivnih evropskih poslank za azilno in migrantsko politiko in reformo schengenske zakonodaje. Od leta 2020 do 2024 je bila predsednica Socialnih demokratov.

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Tanja Fajon is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia. She holds a degree in journalism and postgraduate degrees in international politics and management. She was RTV Slovenia's correspondent in Brussels for eight years, where she closely followed Slovenia's accession to the EU and the first years of its membership. In 2009, she was elected to the European Parliament for the first time on the Social Democrats' list, and then again in 2014 and 2019. She played a key role as the European Parliament's rapporteur on the removal of visas for countries in the Western Balkans and as an advocate for democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and equality. She was also one of the most active MEPs on asylum and migration policy and the reform of the Schengen legislation. From 2020 to 2024, she was President of the Social Democrats.

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