Tanja Fajon
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Tanja Fajon MEP |
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Tanja Fajon in Strasbourg, France, 2014
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 9, 1971 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Political party |
Social Democrats Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Veit-Ulrich Braun |
| Residence | Brussels, Belgium |
| Alma mater |
University of Ljubljana University of Paris |
| Occupation |
Journalist, author, politician, rapporteur Member of the European Parliament |
| Awards | Key of the city of Tirana Honorary degree from AUBiH Key of Heart from BIH |
| Website | www |
Tanja Fajon (English: Tanya Fayon; born May 9, 1971) is a Slovenian politician and a journalist, currently serving as Member of the European Parliament. She is currently a head of the Slovenian delegation within the political group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, and a vice-president of the Social Democrats. She is also the author of several documentaries, including Rise of the extreme right in Europe, Human tragedies at the doorstep of Europe, and Constitution of European Union.
Tanja Fajon graduated in journalism at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. In 2005, she obtained a master's degree in Science and International Politics at the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Paris.
Tanja Fajon speaks Slovenian, English, German, French, and Croatian.
Tanja Fajon worked as a journalist and assistant editor at Radio Glas Ljubljana from 1991 to 1995. She was also a reporter and a writer for the Slovenian daily newspaper Republika in 1993. She worked for RTV Slovenia from 1995 to 2001 as a local journalist, and as a correspondent for RTV Slovenia in Brussels from 2001 to 2009. She was also a reporter for CNN from 1995 to 2001. She covered issues from politics, to economy and business, in different States of the European Union, particularly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France.
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