Yana Toom

Member of the European Parliament

Yana Toom: The European citizenship rights we are so proud of can’t make a difference if Europeans are not aware of them

The EU’s attempts to encourage citizens’ engagement through participatory tools has made little impact due to the lack of information and clear follow...

01/04/2022, #Yana Toom in the Media

Yana Toom: Do you agree that someone will come and solve your problems by bombing you?

On March 10th MEP Yana Toom was a guest of the BBC World Questions radio programme dedicated to Estonian topics and issues.The programme host Jonny Dy...

15/03/2022, #Yana Toom in the Media

Statelessness: ‘democracy not for everybody’, and how to fight it

On 10 December, within the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe, the Forgotten Europeans online conference was held, which addressed th...

28/12/2021, #Yana Toom in the Media

Visit our online conference on the problem of statelessness!

The online conference „Forgotten Europeans“ that deals with the issue of stateless persons, in particular the permanent residents of Estonia and Latvi...

10/12/2021, #Yana Toom in the Media

Yana Toom: Security Police of Estonia also silences activists

On the 10th of November, the European Parliament discussed the SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) that are used to silence journa...

11/11/2021, #Yana Toom in the Media

MEP Yana Toom against SLAPPs, but not only

The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament champions the protection of media freedom and media pluralism. Our MEPs, Yana Toom and Ramona Struga...

18/10/2021, #Yana Toom in the Media

Yana Toom: this was a year dedicated in the Committee on Petitions to COVID-19 only

Estonian MEP Yana Toom took part in the online interview in “CESI Talks – The EP and workers”, the series of interviews with European key players.In a...

18/07/2021, #Yana Toom in the Media

“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: Summing Up The Results For The Year

In the last TV issue of the Brussels Diary of this season, it seems right to sum up the results for the year.The main EU initiative in the pandemic ha...

03/06/2021, #Brussels Diary

“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: America Is (Not) Against Nord Stream 2

Nord Stream 2 is a great example of how world politics works today. Last week, the US suddenly refused to impose sanctions on the pipeline operator, t...

27/05/2021, #Brussels Diary

“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: No Fixed Floor For Social Spending

On 7 May, the social summit of the EU was held, for which many, including myself, had high hopes. Unfortunately, the summit’s final declaration is a r...

20/05/2021, #Brussels Diary