The planned deforestation in the Saarbrücken city forest must be stopped! I do not support the state's decision to accept the decline in biodiversity and the degradation of the soil as a precautionary measure for a possible future expansion of Saarland University. That is why I strongly oppose...
Today I received the news of the completely unexpected death of Christian Baukhage, the closest colleague of the German EU Ambassador Michael Clauß, and I am deeply shocked and saddened. Just a few weeks ago, I also spoke with him about our beautiful Saarland, which we both...
"Ripa: "Many of the ÖDP's demands have been adopted" (Brussels/09.09.2024) Manuela Ripa sees many important aspects for the sustainable transformation of the European agricultural sector taken into account in the concept for the future of agriculture and food in the EU drawn up by a dialog group and presented to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The MEP...
Colombia's president justified the ban as follows: "You cannot tell the world that killing living and sentient beings for the purpose of entertainment is culture. If nature is destroyed, humanity is finished." There is nothing to add to the words of Colombia's president! It is also nice that...
Ripa: "European rule of law and the implementation of the European Green Deal remain a priority!" (Brussels/18.07.2024) MEP Manuela Ripa from the "ÖDP - die Naturschutzpartei" has voted in favor of Ursula von der Leyen's second term of office in the European Parliament. Ripa expects the old and new Commission President to...
Ripa: "Seize the opportunity of an ecological-civic majority!" (Brussels/05.07.2024) Following her re-election to the European Parliament on June 9, Manuela Ripa, MEP of the "ÖDP - die Naturschutzpartei", has announced that she will join the "European People's Party" EPP group at the start of the new legislative period...
It's straight back to the European Parliament - here you can see me in an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk on the subject of fighting cancer. The Parliament has convened a special committee specifically for this purpose. The interview was about my personal impressions of how our work in the field of cancer prevention is going...
After difficult negotiations, a breakthrough has finally been achieved: the long overdue law to restore nature has been adopted by the EU Council and will therefore be implemented! A win for our biodiversity and nature! And an important step towards restoring our damaged ecosystems in the EU. In the European Parliament, we had...
Saarbrücken/Brussels (June 10, 2024). Manuela Ripa (ÖDP - the Nature Conservation Party) was able to defend her seat in the European Parliament in yesterday's European elections. As in the previous legislative period, she is the only representative from Saarland. "I would like to sincerely thank all supporters for...
Now we come to my fourth focus: climate protection! Climate protection means nothing less than preserving our planet. There will only be an ecological future with a climate turnaround that will save our society and future generations. To achieve this, we need to decarbonize the economy and...