"Putting the recommendations of the Future Conference into practice" (Brussels/06.05.2022) On May 9, the final political event on the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe will take place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. It is no coincidence that the EU has chosen Europe Day for the closing ceremony, which marks the anniversary of the...
"Percentage hurdle undemocratic and unconstitutional" (Strasbourg/03.05.2022) Today, the European Parliament presented a reform of the EU electoral system. A majority of 406 MEPs also voted in favor of introducing a blocking clause to prevent small parties from entering the European Parliament. This concerns Germany in particular, where a 3.5% threshold is to apply. Dem...
"A right and important step towards pollutant-free material cycles" (Strasbourg/02.05.2022) In today's vote, the European Parliament adopted the revision of the regulation on waste limits for persistent organic pollutants (POPs for short) by a clear majority. "With today's vote, we have succeeded in sending a signal to the Council that...
"Rethinking the precautionary principle: the state must set the right framework" Brussels, Monday, 02.05.2022: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome report "Limits to Growth", ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa invited the Vice-President of the German Society of the Club of Rome, Prof. Dr. Christian Berg, on April 26 to...
MEP Manuela Ripa in the Saarbrücker Zeitung on 26.04.2022An article about my work in the European Parliament's Special Committee on Cancer was published in the Saarbrücker Zeitung. Read here how I am campaigning for better recognition of complementary cancer therapies: https://manuela-ripa.eu/presse/...
MEP Manuela Ripa: "A faster energy transition and the protection of biodiversity must be given greater priority in Saarland" Saarbrücken, 25.04.2022 - Today, Anke Rehlinger (SPD) was elected as the new Minister-President of Saarland in the state parliament. Major tasks await her state government, particularly with regard to climate protection....
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) comments on the motion for a resolution on the right to repair: "The throwaway society must be a thing of the past!" (Strasbourg/08.04.2022) In the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the motion for a resolution for a "right to repair" was adopted by a large majority of MEPs, including Manuela Ripa. The measures called for are aimed...
Ripa on the latest IPCC report: "We must act now!" (Straßburg/05.04.2022): MEP Manuela Ripa from the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is taking the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as an opportunity to push for significantly to protect the climate. The politician is very concerned about the fact that CO2 emissions in the year...
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We need to switch to pollutant-free material cycles" (Brussels/31.03.2022) The European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) today voted on the legislative report on the "Revision of waste limits for persistent organic pollutants" (POPs). "We have succeeded in revising the limit values for the...
(Brussels/30.03.2022) As part of the EU's circular economy package, the European Commission today presented, among other things, legal measures to "strengthen the role of consumers in the transition to a green economy". The law is intended to amend the existing Consumer Rights Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. The aim...