Ripa: "The European Parliament speaks out in favor of nature conservation!"(Strasbourg/12.07.2023) Today, the eagerly awaited vote on the "Nature Restoration Act" was on the agenda in the plenary session of the European Parliament. In the run-up to the vote, there was a very heated debate about the objectives of the...
Tomorrow is the big day: The plenary of the European Parliament will decide on the future of the important renaturation law! After the renaturation law was rejected in several parliamentary committees, it is now up to the plenary vote. There, the Parliament's position for the trilogue negotiations will be...
After a long wait and many postponements, the European Commission has presented a directive on soil monitoring. In the European Parliament, we have been campaigning for a European soil protection law for years, as an improvement in the condition of our soils is urgently needed! So in 2021, as shadow rapporteur for my...
Next week, Wednesday, the plenary session in Strasbourg will decide the European Parliament's final position on the restoration law, which has come under heavy attack in recent weeks from the Christian Democrats and parts of the Liberals in alliance with right-wing parties.The EU restoration law or NatureRestorationLaw...
Ripa: "The precautionary principle must not be undermined!" (Brussels/06.07.2023) If the EU Commission has its way, the strict rules for genetically modified plants in Europe will be significantly weakened in future. The Commission's proposed amendment stipulates that plants produced using new methods will no longer be subject to...
MEP Manuela Ripa: "The proposal is insufficient and urgently needs to be improved!" (Brussels/05.07.2023) The data on soil health is clear and alarming at the same time, says Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP): "70 percent of soils in the EU are in poor condition. The main reason for the deterioration...
The European Commission's response to our parliamentary question on trophy hunting was disappointing. At a meeting of the European Parliament's Environment Committee on the EU Action Plan against illegal wildlife trade, a representative of the European Commission expressed the questionable view that hunting for trophies such as tusks, horns, antlers and...
Animals cannot speak for themselves. That's why we need people who stand up for their interests, which is why, as Vice-President of the Animal Protection Group in the European Parliament, I was happy to take on the patronage of my party, the ÖDP - The Nature Conservation Party, for the petition to appoint an animal protection commissioner in Bavaria....
We must stop the loss of biodiversity in Europe! After Christian Democrats, right-wing parties and parts of the Liberals in the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament yesterday prevented a majority in favor of the renaturation law, the decisive vote in the plenary in July is now crucial, and only then will the final position of the European Parliament be...
If climate protection, then do it right! As shadow rapporteur for my group Greensefa, I worked on an opinion for the Industry Committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament on the certification of CO2 removal from the atmosphere. The aim of this project is to create an appropriate legal framework for the process of carbon removal through reliable certificates.