Ripa: "Investment protection is preferred to climate protection" (Brussels/29.11.2022) Germany should quickly make good on its announcement and withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), demands Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP). For far too long, Germany has been lazing around and has not followed the example of other countries such as France, which have...
ÖDP does not want parallel justice for profit Will corporations be able to sue Germany in future because they are losing out on profits if the state protects the population and nature? The German Bundestag will decide on this this Thursday (01.12.). Five years ago, the free trade agreement CETA between the EU and Canada entered into force in part and...
Ripa: "Mandatory introduction of a positive list is essential" (Strasbourg/26.11.2022) In a resolution adopted by the European Parliament by a large majority, the European Commission is called upon to sustainably improve EU regulations for wild and exotic animals kept as pets in the EU. The core component of the demand is the introduction of...
Ripa: "Violence against women and domestic violence are widespread and affect an estimated to affect one in three women in the EU!" In March this year, the European Commission published its proposal to introduce EU-wide rules to combat violence against women and domestic and domestic violence. This provides for certain forms of...
Ripa: "Fairy tales about the 'bad wolf' are absolutely inappropriate" (Strasbourg/24.11.2022) Today, the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution calling on the European Commission to address the issue of wolves. The supporters of the resolution are concerned with the suspension of the Habitats Directive for wolves, which...
Ripa: "With such meagre resolutions, we can save ourselves any further climate conference" (Brussels/21.11.2022) The COP27 climate conference in Egypt has come to an end without a binding decision to phase out fossil fuels. According to climate researchers, this means that the 1.5-degree target is a long way off. Due to...
This week, the European Parliament celebrated the first meeting of the Joint Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, which took place 70 years ago in Strasbourg. The European Parliament later emerged from this assembly. Over time, Strasbourg became the main venue for the plenary sessions of the European Parliament. After the...
Ripa: "There must be no conflict between climate protection and environmental protection" Manuela Ripa, Member of the European Parliament for the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), visited Potsdam on Sunday. At the invitation of the Brandenburg ÖDP, she spoke on the topic of "Acting wisely for consistent nature conservation". Manuela Ripa began by addressing the current...
Ripa: "The European Commission's work program for 2023 does not address important legislative projects of the European Green Deal" (Brussels/11.11.2022) The European Commission has presented its work program for 2023. The 43 new initiatives it contains will set the pace for EU policy in the coming years....
MEP Manuela Ripa in the Saarbrücker Zeitung (SZ) on 07.11.2022 The Saarbrücker Zeitung (SZ) has published an interview with me on the EU Commission's plans for a new pesticide regulation. In this article, I discuss why I am fundamentally in favor of the Commission's initiative and why I consider it important...