events
Invitation to the event "Charting the Path to Sustainable Economic Development" at the European Parliament
Event on March 25, 2025, 09:00-13:00
Location: Hybrid in the European Parliament, Brussels and online
🗣️ The event was held in English.
https://www.globe-eu.org/globe-eu-conference-charting-the-path-to-sustainable-economic-development/
☝️ Here you can watch the event again ! ☝️
Exhibition "Factory farming: uncovering the hidden costs" at the European Parliament
With striking images from award-winning photojournalists revealing the hidden truth, and insights from Jo-Anne McArthur (guest speaker at the opening on March 25), this exhibition is a powerful call for #EthicalFarming and #SustainableFarming.
Exhibition from March 24 to 27, 2025;
Opening ceremony on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Towards a Just Transition: IPM, biocontrol and the path beyond pesticides
(Towards a just transition: IPM, organic pest control and the way beyond pesticides)
Event on March 04, 2025 - 16:00-18:00 h
European Parliament - room ASP5E2, and online
register here:
https://civi.foeeurope.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=5449&qid=85213
World food supply - do we have enough for 10 billion?
Online - Lecture on February 20, 2025 - 19:30 h
Listen in with pleasure!
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Nutrition as prevention - it's time to act!
Event in the European Parliament on February 04, 2025
Europe must take nutrition seriously as the key to prevention - it's time to act!
SR3 Saarlandwelle - Interview in the special election program
June 09, 2024 - from 7.30 pm
Listen in with pleasure!
ÖDP information stand Saarbrücken
June 08, 2024 - 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We will be standing in front of the Karstadt at St. Johanner Markt!
ÖDP information stand Heusweiler
June 06, 2024 - 10 am - 12 pm
We will be at the market in Heusweiler!
Lecture ÖDP District Association Freiburg / Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
June 04, 2024 - 6 pm - 8 pm
Venue: VICKYs (PSV restaurant), Lörracher Straße 20, Freiburg
ÖDP Podcast with Tobias Ruff
June 04, 2024 - 12.30 pm
Saarbrücken Monday demonstration against the Hartz laws
June 03, 2024 - 6 pm
Venue: The Monday demonstration starts at 18:00 at the Europa-Galerie; we will arrive at Thalia around 18:15.
Greeting to the Saarbrücken Ladies Choir
June 01, 2024 - 6 pm
Venue: Malstatt, St. Paulus Church (Lebacher Str. 119, 66113 Saarbrücken)
ÖDP information stand Saarbrücken
June 01, 2024 - 10 am - 12 pm
We will be standing in front of the Karstadt at St. Johanner Markt!
Interview with Ms. Niklas (University of Bochum)
May 31, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.
The recording is uploaded afterwards
Lecture evening with the ÖDP Mainz
May 29, 2024 - 7 pm - 9.30 pm
Venue: Kulturheim Weisenau, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 61, 55130 Mainz-Weisenau
Lecture at the AÖL Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland
May 29, 2024 - 2 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Venue: Demeterhof Breit, Hinter der Breit, 54516 Wittlich
Lecture at ÖDP Bernkastel-Wittlich
28.05.2024 - 6.30 pm
Venue: Restaurant Daus, Karrstraße 19-21, 54516 Wittlich
Online event "A new look at cancer treatment: the added value of integrative oncology"
May 28, 2024 - 12 noon
Dresden
May 23, 2024 - 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Schillerplatz - weekly market
Information stand
Panel discussion on the European elections in Leipzig
May 22, 2024 - 6 p.m.
EuropeDirect
Leipzig Forum of Contemporary History
South Thuringia tour
May 21, 2024 - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ÖDP information stand in Sonneberg (Sonneberg, Bahnhofstraße)
May 21, 2024 - 1 pm
Visit to Milch-Land GmbH in Schackendorf (Eisfelder Str. 66, Veilsdorf)
May 21, 2024 - 2:30 p.m.
Visit to the Hildburghausen municipal forest (Schafteich Hildburghausen)
May 21, 2024 - 7 pm
Lecture evening ÖDP Regional Association Franconian Thuringia (Gesellschaftshaus Sonneberg, Charlottenstraße 5)
Lecture evening with the ÖDP Erfurt
May 20, 2024 - 6 pm
Nerly Cafe-Restaurant-Bar Erfurt
Marktstraße 6
99084 Erfurt
ÖDP information stand at the Erdinger weekly market
May 16, 2024 - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ÖDP information stand at Schrannenplatz in Erding
Starnberg lecture "Genetic engineering soon on our plates?"
May 16, 2024 - 7:30 pm
Evangel. Carolinenhaus (Carolinenstr. 4, 82319 Starnberg-Söcking)
Lecture on nature and environmental protection in Europe
15.05.2024 - 13:00
Organic farm Edenhofer in Oberhausen
15.05.2024 - 15:00
Guided tour of the Murnauer Moos (meeting point Biological Station, Murnau)
Lecture at the Augsburg Europe Week
15.05.2024 - 8 pm in Augsburg
Quo vadis Europe? Zeughaus, 4 (3rd floor, room 301), Augsburg
Allgäu tour
May 14, 2024 - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Lindau, Marktoberdorf
Lecture at the ÖDP Munich
May 13, 2024 - 7 pm
Munich
Herzog-Wilhelm-Str. 24 / first floor
ÖDP lecture: Biodiversity in danger - high time to act consistently in Europe
NRW tour
May 11, 2024 - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Düsseldorf-Benrath, Mönchengladbach, Kempen
ÖDP Bandenburg
08.05.2024 - 9:30 h
Visit to the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam
12:00 h
Visit to the memorial site of the former foreign labor camp at Rehbrücke station
13:30 h
BZR GmbH site / operator of opencast gravel sand mining and the possible DEPONIE - construction waste (WASTE and construction waste class 1)
ÖDP Bandenburg
07.05.2024 - 15:30 h
Tesla site visit - Grünheide and Löcknitz Valley
Lecture in Erkner
Time: 18.00h
Venue: Gefas, Fichtenauer Weg 53, 15537 Erkner, (Gefas = Gesellschaft für Arbeit und Soziales)
Lecture at the ÖDP Passau
May 6, 2024 - 10: - 16:30
Passau
Lecture at the ÖDP Ansbach
May 5, 2024 - 8 pm
Ansbach
Appearance at the district party conference of the ÖDP Lower Bavaria
May 4, 2024 - 11 a.m.
Straubing
ÖDP Bavaria state party conference
April 20, 2024 - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Kolping House, Regensburg
Demo - For the preservation of the Linslerfeld!
March 02, 2024
Kulturhaus, Überherrn
Photo exhibition - The Saarland introduces itself!
February 5 - 8, 2024
European Parliament, Strasbourg
European Citizens' Dialogue - Europa Union Saar
January 27, 2024
European Parliament, Brussels
Breakfast debate - Sustainable detergents and cleaning agents
January 23, 2024
European Parliament, Brussels
ÖDP Munich New Year's Reception
January 21, 2024
Munich
We are fed up! - Demo
January 20, 2024
Willy Brandt House, Berlin
Panel discussion "Green Deal & Farm to Fork - opportunities and risks"
January 14, 2024
Saalbau Losheim, Losheim am See
AWO Heiligenwald winter café with MEP Sarah Wiener
January 13, 2024
Heiligenwald, Schiffweiler
Advent market Katzenhilfe Schmelz
November 26, 2023
Bettinger Mühle Cultural Center, Schmelz
The Wellbeing Summit
November 16, 2023
The Merode, Brussels
Conference on World Whole Grain Day 2023
November 15, 2023
European Parliament, Brussels
On November 15, we are organizing a conference on World Whole Grain Day. Together we are focusing our attention on the importance of this nutritious and often underestimated grain. The health of children and young people is particularly important to me. What they eat when they are young will have a major impact on their health when they are older.
As host, I am opening the International Whole Grain Day 2023 in the European Parliament. Together with renowned experts such as Marco Springmann from the prestigious University of Oxford and Fatima Hachem, Head of the United Nations Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Team, we will discuss this topic on 15.11.2020 from 4 pm.
ÖDP BaWü Event
October 18, 2023
Stuttgarter Gutbrod, Stuttgart
Animal welfare conference - Greens4Animals
October 12, 2023
European Parliament, Brussels
On October 12, we are organizing the animal welfare conference "Greens4Animals" to bring together local politicians and members of the European Parliament, animal welfare activists and NGOs to demand stronger animal welfare legislation with one voice.
The first panel will deal with issues relating to legislation on the protection of farm animals. In the second panel, which I am co-moderating, we will discuss measures for greater animal welfare that should be implemented from the local to the global level.
The aim is also to keep up the political pressure on the Commission to finally present the legislative package on animal protection!
Info event
July 27, 2023
Open Zoom Meeting
Nature has rights too!
In Ecuador, an act of violence against people and nature is looming. The government and oil industry are pushing for oil extraction in Yasuní National Park in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon - a blow to biodiversity and indigenous rights. In a referendum in August, the people of Ecuador will decide on the future of Yasuní National Park. They can either vote for the protection of the rainforest or the expansion of oil production in the Amazon region.
We from the ÖDP - The Nature Conservation Party support the referendum in the spirit of nature and human rights and are holding an online information event on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 8 pm via Zoom. Speakers are Hans Leo Bader, initiator of the referendum "Rights of Nature" in Bavaria, and Annika Sutter from the Yasuní Initiative in Ecuador. I will be giving a welcome speech!
Be sure to be there!
Continuation of the "Women in politics" event series
July 18, 2023
European Parliament, Brussels
Is it possible to reconcile family and career in politics? The second part of our ÖDP - The Nature Conservation Party event series "Women in Politics" dealt with the topic of reconciling family and political career.
This is one of the major challenges facing women and mothers in particular, who continue to be severely underrepresented in politics. Cécile Weidhofer, project manager of the European Academy for Women in Politics and Business in Berlin, also points this out. In a stimulating and exciting discussion, we will discuss ways in which we can manage the still long road to real compatibility. This requires support from all sides - in the family, especially from the partner, at work from the employer, in politics by changing structures, but also in the party itself through understanding and support. This benefits not only women, but society as a whole! Incidentally, the ÖDP is therefore calling for a family salary.
You can watch the entire recording here:
Thanks to Ms. Weidhofer and my party colleagues and co-organizers Charlotte Schmid and Kirsten Jäkel for their participation.
I'm already looking forward to the next round of this series!
Panel discussion on the topic "Women in politics"
June 30, 2023
European Parliament, Brussels
Do we need women in politics?
I discussed this deliberately provocative key question with two experts, Professor Corinna Kröber, who studies inequality in politics, and author Heike Specht ("The First of Their Kind") as well as the federal chairwoman of the ÖDP Charlotte Schmitt, the co-chairwoman of the ÖDP - Bavaria Agnes Becker and the chairwoman of our federal women's working group Kirsten Elisabeth Jäkel.
The event marks the start of our discussion series "Women in politics". I came up with the idea together with Kirsten Elisabeth Jäkel. Our aim is to shed light on the various facets and challenges that women face in politics. Because although women are now equally represented in many areas of society, there are still obstacles and prejudices that make it difficult for women to enter politics. High time to discuss this! Incidentally, our party, the ÖDP, has one of the highest proportions of women in the German party landscape. The majority of our top positions are held by women and I am delighted to be part of this strong women's team as an MEP!
During the discussion, Prof. Kröber talked about the influence of women on the stability of a government, while Ms. Specht presented the historical perspective of women in politics, followed by practical examples of our ÖDP female politicians! Of course, we will keep you up to date on further events in this series here!
Roundtable on the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
June 01, 2023
European Parliament, Brussels
Fair trade instead of free trade!
The EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is once again on everyone's lips, as the agreement is about to be concluded after more than 20 years of negotiations.
The agreement between the two trading blocs of the EU and the Mercosur states of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay would, among other things, increase trade in beef and soybeans many times over.
These products are already associated with massive environmental destruction, genetic engineering and human rights violations against indigenous peoples.
My position and that of my party, the Ecological Democratic Party, is clear:
Even a supplementary agreement is not enough to guarantee nature conservation, especially of the Amazon rainforest, and the protection of local people!
I spoke to Brazil and agriculture expert Prof. Dr. Antonio Andrioli, who is currently a visiting researcher at the University of Hamburg, and trade expert Lis Cunha from Greenpeace Germany about the agreement, the supplementary agreement and its potential impact.
I would like to thank them both for their comments on more climate protection and fair trade policy.
If you want to understand the complex EU-Mercosur agreement and its potential consequences, you should watch this video:
Breakfast event: Integrative Oncology on June 7, 2023!
June 07. 2023
08:30-10:00 a.m.
European Parliament, Brussels
I would like to cordially invite you to attend a (hybrid) breakfast event at the European Parliament on Tuesday, June 07, 2023 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. on a holistic and patient-centered approach to cancer care
In integrative oncology, practices from different medical traditions are used alongside conventional cancer treatments to optimize health, quality of life and clinical outcomes at all stages of the disease. Integrating these traditions into mainstream care ensures safety, provides a coherent approach to treatment and often meets patients' wishes.
Several studies have demonstrated the benefits and potential of integrative cancer care in terms of reducing patient suffering and improving long-term outcomes. Following the conference "Integrative Oncology 2020" organized by the MEP Interest Group on Integrative Medicine and Health, this roundtable is part of an ongoing exploration of the contribution of integrative oncology to improving cancer care outcomes. We will explore the added value of different integrative treatments for patients and discuss best practices of integration across Europe.
Please click here to register. I look forward to seeing you!
Here is the link to the recording: https://youtu.be/5cvs1kj-rus
Breakfast event: EU-Australia FTA negotiations on May 23, 2023!
23.05.2023
08:30-10:00 a.m.
European Parliament, Brussels
I would like to cordially invite you to attend a (hybrid) breakfast event at the European Parliament on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. on the trade negotiations between the EU and Australia.
This event, organized in collaboration with the European and Australian offices of Humane Society International (HSI), will focus on whether farm animals and wildlife will benefit from a trade agreement between the EU and Australia. The event is also supported by Eurogroup for Animals and the Australian Animal Alliance.
The trade negotiations between the EU and Australia are taking place at a time when the political landscape in relation to the protection of farmed and wild animals is constantly changing.
As part of the EU's "Farm to Fork" strategy, the European Commission is currently working on revising and extending the scope of existing EU animal welfare legislation. This will lead, for example, to new animal welfare standards for species such as cattle and sheep, for which there are currently no species-specific regulations in EU law.
Similarly, as part of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2023, the Commission recently adopted its revised EU Action Plan on Wildlife Trafficking, which also includes policy commitments relevant to international trade policy.
The event will bring together stakeholders from the EU and Australia to discuss the progress of negotiations to date and highlight the most important animal welfare aspects in free trade agreements.
For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/roundtable-on-eu-australia-fta-negotiations-tickets-604812529557
Beyond Growth Conference: From Anthropocene to Cyclocene - Can we stay within planetary boundaries through the circular economy?
16.05.2023
14:30-16.30
European Parliament, Brussels
At the three-day cross-party Beyond Growth Conference 2023 at the European Parliament in Brussels, I had the pleasure of chairing a panel on the circular economy on the second day of the event.
Prof. Michael Braungart, co-founder of the Cradle2Cradle principle, and Kate Raworth, inventor of the Donut Economics theory, were among the participants.
I was very pleased about the exciting exchange with experts from politics, business and science!
The recording of the panel can be found here: https://youtu.be/bumnAZ4wKmE
Positive List: Ending Suffering for Animals in the Pet Trade
23.03.2023
10:30-13 h
European Parliament, Brussels
Together with the Eurogroup for Animals, AAP and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, I organized an event on 23 March 2023 to address the problems associated with wild animals traded as pets. The results of recent research on this topic were presented, as well as a realistic proposal for the legal basis of an EU positive list.
A new guideline was presented and recommendations for the impact assessment and feasibility study were also discussed. In addition, experts from member states with already introduced positive lists were brought together to identify challenges and solutions in a panel discussion.
Online event: Lost votes don't have to exist!
19.03.2023
17:00-18.30
The blocking clause as we know it produces a lot of "lost" votes. This could be seen just a few weeks ago in the repeat election in Berlin: Small parties such as Klimaliste, Tierschutzpartei, ÖDP, Volt and Piraten accounted for around 137,000 votes, which were not taken into account in the distribution of seats. At the same time, there was a neck-and-neck race between the SPD and the Greens for second place and thus for the question of who would be mayor in the event of a red-green-red coalition (in the end, the SPD was ahead by just 53 votes). If the voters of small parties had been given the chance to cast their vote for another party after their votes had been invalidated, the result would probably have been a different order that would have better reflected the true will of the voters. Another observation was made in the Saarland state elections: Due to the large number of parties that were unable to overcome the 5 percent hurdle, the proportion of voters whose votes were not reflected in the state parliament added up to a total of 22.3 percent. Record-breaking and not good for democracy!
The aim of this event organized by the ÖDP Saarland regional association is to present solutions that can reduce the number of lost votes as far as possible and thanks to which the political positions held by the population can be reflected more accurately than before in the election results.
Green steel: ways into European legislation
11.01.2023
8-9 a.m.
European Parliament, Brussels
Together with the German Steel Federation, we held a parliamentary breakfast on January 11, 2023 to discuss how the green transformation of the European steel industry can succeed.
The focus was on ways in which policymakers can support the transition to a sustainable circular economy by creating appropriate framework conditions.
Halting Imports of Hunting Trophies: Ending animal suffering while supporting conservation & communities
12.10.2022
14:30-16 h
European Parliament, Brussels
Together with Humane Society International Europe, the NGO Born Free, Eurogroup for Animals, Pro Wildlife and the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), I organized an event on 12 October 2022 to address the issue of trophy hunting.
Specifically, the focus was on how import restrictions can counteract this unnecessary animal suffering. When finding solutions, it is important that the interests of local communities are taken into account and ecosystems are preserved.
A report was presented that argues for a revision of the current legal context. A joint position was developed based on facts, which was supported by numerous other non-governmental organizations and institutes.
Give kids a break! What next for EU action to protect children from harmful food marketing?
28.06.2022
11-11:30 a.m.
European Parliament, Brussels
Together with the European Public Health Alliance and experts from the University of Liverpool and the Open University, I spoke on June 28, 2022 about EU-wide regulation of food marketing that specifically targets children.
The European consumer protection organization BEUC also took part via video. Members of the European Parliament, including my colleague Sarah Wiener, and the European Commission also took part in the discussion.
Webinar: Animal welfare in the EU-Australia trade negotiations and the EU's role in commercial kangaroo hunting
26.10.2020
10-12 o'clock
European Parliament, Brussels
On October 26, 2020, following World Kangaroo Day, I hosted a webinar as Vice President of the Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Conservation with Eurogroup for Animals, Vier Pfoten and Animals Australia. It was about what's at stake for animals in the EU-Australia trade negotiations, including the EU's role in commercial kangaroo hunting.
We addressed animal welfare concerns and the report "Animal Protection in EU-Australia Trade Negotiations", which presented proposals to not only not harm animals in future trade agreements, but to use them as a platform to make progress for them.
We also discussed with representatives of the European Commission the EU's trade in products from commercial kangaroo hunting in Australia, on which the Eurogroup for Animals has presented a new report.
The entire webinar is available here.
Press contact
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Brussels, Office of MEP Manuela Ripa
isabel.guzman@europarl.europa.eu
Tel.: +32/(0) 228 45739
Towards a Just Transition: IPM, biocontrol and the path beyond pesticides
(Towards a just transition: IPM, organic pest control and the way beyond pesticides)
Event on March 04, 2025 - 16:00-18:00 h
European Parliament - room ASP5E2, and online
register here:
https://civi.foeeurope.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=5449&qid=85213
Invitation to the event "Charting the Path to Sustainable Economic Development" at the European Parliament
(Towards a just transition: IPM, organic pest control and the way beyond pesticides)
Event on March 04, 2025 - 16:00-18:00 h
European Parliament - room ASP5E2, and online
register here:
https://civi.foeeurope.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=5449&qid=85213