After writing editorials for years in the Opinion section, she moved on to International, where she was sent to Mauritania, Algeria, Kosovo, and to cover elections in Nicaragua and Sweden.

She has written for Spanish magazines such as Cuadernos de Periodistas, Ínsula, Leer, and GEO, and for foreign media, such as the BBC program Europe and the Swedish newspaper Expressen.

through a biweekly column, as well as to the thought magazines Claves and Revista de Occidente, and the online publications Fronteras and Cuarto poder.

During this period she was the party's spokesman in the Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation for Development, and Defense committees, as well as in the Joint Commissions for the European Union and for the parliamentary control of the RTVE Corporation and its partners.

[3] After losing at UPyD's Extraordinary Congress, Irene Lozano had conversations with the organizational secretary of Citizens, Fran Hervías [es], which could have culminated with her integration into the party,[9] on the condition that she be able to actively continue in politics.

[10][11] However, Citizens prevented Lozano's entry, citing her especially combative attitude towards the idea of seeking a pact when the two political forces engaged in negotiations.