On the occasion of #HeartFailureAwarenessDays, I have joined the campaign "From Failure to Future" of the @EuropeanHeartNetwork. Together with patients and colleagues from the European Parliament, we are campaigning for a better cardiovascular health policy - with people at the center. I have worked with Caius...
Saarland MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls for strict protection of GMO-free agriculture - Conference of Environment Ministers must send a clear signal Orscholz, May 15, 2025 - As the environment ministers of the federal states meet today in Orscholz, Saarland, for the Conference of Environment Ministers, the pressure on politicians is growing: the current...
👩🏫 In the European Parliament today, I took part in an exciting exchange with committed teachers on high-quality education and the teaching of media skills - together with my colleagues from the Committee on Culture, Helder Sousa Silva and Eleonora Meleti. It was particularly important for me to...
To strengthen our Brussels team, we are looking for an intern for each of these two periods: September 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 Job profile Support with, among other things Communication & social media work Office organization/administration Viewing and answering incoming mail/inboxes Drafting briefings and short texts Preparation, implementation and follow-up of events Your knowledge & skills German at native speaker level very...
The illegal wildlife trade is a multi-billion dollar business - and a major threat to global biodiversity. As co-negotiator of the European Parliament's position for the CITES COP 20 in Uzbekistan, I am committed to an ambitious and clear line from the EU: for effective...
Today is May 9: Europe Day! 🎉🇪🇺 On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed jointly managing Europe's coal and steel production - turning former enemies into partners. The European Union grew out of this idea. #Europe is more than an economic community - it...
ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa does not want emission limits to be offset against purchased e-car certificates. Manuela Ripa, MEP for the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP - Die Naturschutzpartei), abstained from the vote in the European Parliament on compliance with CO2 limits for motor vehicles. She thus makes it clear: "The climate commitments must be met. "Even if the...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls for better herd protection instead of destruction of wolf packs It should be easier to hunt wild wolves in the EU in future. On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted in favor of changing the protection status of wolves under the EU Habitats Directive from "strictly protected" to...
💧Today we voted on the European Strategy for a Resilient Water Supply - high time, because we urgently need to protect our water resources and take action against water scarcity. Clean water cannot be taken for granted. This makes it all the more important to consistently reduce environmental toxins such as PFAS. I have clearly spoken out against...
Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on European soil. The result of this bloodbath started by the criminal Nazi regime is over 60 million dead. More than six million European Jews were murdered, hundreds of thousands of opponents of the regime,...