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,...
Ripa: "Today's vote is a missed opportunity to strengthen border regions" (Strasbourg/06.05.2025) Poorly coordinated local transport connections, problems with doctor's appointments, different administrative structures - people in border regions have a lot to say about the hurdles they face in everyday life and what doesn't work well. The EU Commission in Brussels had...
During the LUX Audience Award ceremony at the European Parliament, I also met with Julie-Jeanne Régnault, Managing Director of the European Producers Club. We talked about the importance of political support for European film - especially for independent productions it is central to cultural diversity...
Yesterday, the LUX Audience Award 2025 was presented in the plenary hall of the European Parliament - a special award in which citizens and MEPs vote together for the winning film. 🎬🇪🇺Mir it was important to be present at the award ceremony - because the LUX Prize stands for cultural diversity,...
🌍💬 Today in the European Parliament: Inspiring discussions with students from the Climate Academy! Today, MEPs welcomed students from the European Schools in Brussels and the VIBGYOR Climate Academy in Mumbai to the European Parliament to discuss a key issue of our time: Overconsumption. The occasion was...
On April 25, we celebrate Arbor Day - a symbol of hope, life and our shared responsibility for the planet. Trees are our green lungs, store CO₂, protect the climate and provide a habitat for countless species. But they are in danger: drought, pests,...