MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls for an end to the time change Ripa: "EU member states disregard the will of the people" (Brussels/24.03.2022) Shortly before the clocks change to summer time this weekend, Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), calls for an end to the biennial turning of the clock. The MEP cites the following reasons...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We don't need less sustainability now, we need more" (Brussels/23.03.2022) The European Commission has announced that it intends to suspend parts of the "European Green Deal" due to the war of aggression that Russia is currently waging against Ukraine. The reason given by the Commission is the expected crop failures in...
ÖDP MEP protests to Timmermans and Sinkevičius The final building permit for the Tesla Gigafactory breaks EU law. MEP Manuela Ripa protested against this in another letter to the responsible Environment Commissioner Sinkevičius and Vice-President Timmermans: "The Brandenburg state government is ignoring the water shortage that threatens its population. Despite years of...
(Saarbrücken/18.03.2022) Today, March 18, the global movement Conscious Planet is launching its "Save the Soil" campaign. Conscious Planet highlights soil degradation as one of the greatest threats to humanity. The reason for this is the crucial importance of healthy soils for global food production. Over the last 150...
Strasbourg, 09.03.22. Today, the European Parliament voted on the new Battery Regulation. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), who served as shadow rapporteur for the Industry Committee and for critical raw materials in the International Trade Committee, commented: "This law will make progress in two fundamental areas: It increases recycling rates...
Brussels, 09.03.22. "The EU must not finance another day of Putin's cruel war. No measure must be left unused to put an end to Russian aggression. We need an immediate oil and gas embargo," demands Manuela Ripa MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) visited the planned site of the battery factory Saarbrücken, 07.03.2022. Manuela Ripa, Member of the European Parliament for the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), met with members of the citizens' initiative "Friends of Linslerfeld" at the site of SVOLT's planned battery factory near Überherrn. They...
MEP Manuela Ripa: "We need an efficient climate protection measure that also takes third countries into account!" Brussels, 04.03.22. The Committee on International Trade has voted on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The Committee's recommendation on this global climate protection measure failed by one vote. The European Commission had proposed the CBAM as part of its European...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We need a pollutant-free circular economy!" Brussels, 03.03.22. Behind the funny-sounding abbreviation POPs are the most harmful of all hazardous substances: Persistent Organic Pollutants. ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa commented: "POPs are massively harmful to our health and the environment. We must therefore take them very seriously. The...
MEP Manuela Ripa: "An EU supply chain law was long overdue" Brussels, 23.02.2022. The European Commission today presented its proposal for a supply chain law. It is intended to oblige companies to ensure compliance with social and environmental standards in their supply chains. However, the rules only affect a small part of...