As part of World Cancer Day, I asked EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides in the European Parliament's Health Committee what the Commission plans to do in principle to prevent cancer. I also wanted to know from her what specific steps the EU Commission is taking to reduce the consumption of foods that are...
As Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur for the Soil Monitoring Directive, I was delighted to have opened a webinar on reducing soil sealing, organized by the German Environment Agency and the Öko-Institut! It is alarming that 70% of our soils in Europe are in poor condition. We must therefore act urgently! This...
Yesterday evening, the negotiators of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission reached a provisional political agreement on the composition, designation and labeling of certain breakfast foods. For the Greens/EFA group, MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP - Die Naturschutzpartei) was responsible for the revision as shadow rapporteur. The...
A genuine culture of debate is extremely important, all the more so before important elections - I was therefore delighted to be part of the "European Citizens' Dialogue" organized by the Europa Union Saar and the Europa Union Deutschland on Saturday! Together with Roland Theis (Member of the Saarland State Parliament), Peter...
It's time to rethink the approval of new LNG export facilities - that's what we are calling for together with colleagues in the European Parliament in a letter to US President Joe Biden.The US has been a key ally for Europe in dealing with the immediate energy challenges following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But...
Yesterday I hosted a breakfast debate on sustainable detergents and cleaning products in the European Parliament! As rapporteur for the revision of the Detergents Regulation, I was delighted to have an exciting exchange and a lively debate with parliamentary colleagues, experts and stakeholders. A big thank you goes to the...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the European Parliament "Never again" must be "never again"! International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the European Parliament "Never again" must be "never again"! This Saturday, January 27, it will be 79 years since the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz was liberated. In the European Parliament in Brussels, we are taking this day as an opportunity to...
We are currently experiencing very exciting days in the European Parliament in terms of trade policy: last week, the plenary adopted a resolution on the controversial free trade agreement CETA between the EU and Canada. Despite the outdated nature of this agreement, which promotes trade in climate-damaging goods and gives investors special...
Manuela Ripa (MEP): "The door is being opened to genetic engineering here: Organic farming is in danger, consumer rights are being trampled underfoot!"...
MEP Manuela Ripa at the weekend at the "We're fed up!" demonstration in Berlin and at the New Year's reception of the ÖDP Munich....