Brazilian President Lula da Silva is in Berlin today. Chancellor Scholz wants to use this opportunity to push ahead with the faltering EU-Mercosur agreement, and as a Member of the European Parliament for the ecological-democratic party - ÖDP - the Nature Conservation Party - I am clearly against this agreement! The treaty favors trade in beef, cars and...
Honey, jams and fruit juices are on the breakfast table for many of us. However, it is not always clear whether what is inside is what it says! We are often deceived here! As the MEP responsible for the so-called breakfast directives in my Greens/EFA group, it is very important to me...
On Sunday I took part in the Christmas party of the Katzenhilfe Schmelz as patroness! I was very pleased to see that the Advent market was so well attended! All of the proceeds were donated to the charitable organization to support its important voluntary work with street cats and...
Soils are essential for survival! That is why we must stop carelessly trampling them underfoot. Because: - 95% of food production depends on soil. - 60% of biodiversity is hidden in our soils. - Soils filter and purify water before it reaches our groundwater. - Healthy soils reduce the...
On Wednesday, 22.11.2023, the EU Parliament voted by a large majority in favor of the EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. Due to major climate, environmental and animal welfare concerns, MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP - the Nature Conservation Party) voted against it: "I voted against the EU-New Zealand trade agreement because, despite promises, it does not set the gold standard for progressive trade agreements. The agreement jeopardizes...
This week, the EU Parliament voted on the revision of the law on packaging and packaging waste and set the mandate for further negotiations with the Council of Ministers. In her speech in plenary, MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP - The Nature Conservation Party) said: "The law, on which...
The EU Parliament today failed to reach a position on the regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products after the proposal was rendered absurd by a large number of amendments. The motion to refer the text back to the Environment Committee was also rejected by a narrow majority of MEPs, in particular...
Today, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate on the right to repair. With the vote, MEPs have strengthened the EU Commission's legislative proposal on key points. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), member of the Greens/EFA group, fully supports the result: "The days of the throwaway society...
We need more wellbeing in our society! That's what the Wellbeing Conference I attended was all about. On our panel, we discussed the post-growth economy. I was very pleased to present the results of our three-day conference Beyond Growth 2023, which we held in the European Parliament in May.
As part of my role as the European Parliament's chief negotiator for the detergents and cleaning products regulation, I was pleased to visit EcoVer, a company that has always been committed to sustainable detergents and cleaning products and has always focused on innovation.