Ripa: "European independence in semiconductors 'Made in Saarland'" (Ensdorf, 01.02.2023) Together with the German automotive supplier ZF, the US company Wolfspeed is today presenting its plans to build the world's largest factory for the production of silicon carbide semiconductors. The factory is to be built on an old power plant site...
Ripa: "European independence for semiconductors 'Made in Saarland'!" (Ensdorf, 01.02.2023) Together with the German automotive supplier ZF, the US company Wolfspeed is today presenting its plans to build the world's largest factory for the production of silicon carbide semiconductors. The factory is to be built on the site of an old power...
Why not just like this? According to media reports, a large semiconductor plant is to be built in Saarland - on an already sealed brownfield site instead of a valuable agricultural area. This is not only a great opportunity for the Saarland, but also a successful positive example of climate...
The Élysée Treaty is 60 years old and it is time for Germany and France to work more closely together again in the key policy areas of our time. This includes energy and climate policy in particular! The Franco-German partnership was and is undoubtedly the driving force behind European unification, and it will remain so in...
Ripa: "We need much stricter sanctions against corrupt MEPs" (Strasbourg/18.01.2023) Today, the European Parliament elected a new Vice-President of the European Parliament. Luxembourg MEP Marc Angel from the S&D Group succeeds Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who was dismissed in December on suspicion of corruption by...
Ripa: "Europe must finally take responsibility for its own mountains of waste!" (Strasbourg/17.01.2023) In a vote on waste exports, the European Parliament today voted in Strasbourg to stop exporting plastic waste in the near future and to only export remaining waste materials to third countries in strictly controlled quantities. The European Parliament has thus voted in favor of a...
MEP Manuela Ripa took part in an Attac Saar event in December on the topic of packaging waste and, in particular, how to avoid it. As part of Attac Saar's "Boycott Qatar 2022" series of events, a "Kaffeeklatsch Europa" was held on the 3rd Sunday in Advent at the Haus der...
Ripa: "No habitat must be lost!" (Brussels/22.12.2022) On Monday, the UN World Conference on Nature in Montreal came to its end with the adoption of a final declaration. On this occasion, some important decisions on measures for the protection of species were made. For example, at...
MEP Manuela Ripa visited the President of the Saarland State Parliament in December. After an interesting exchange on current topics, she also signed the state parliament's Golden Book. Further information can be found in the Instagram post of the Saarland State Parliament: ...
Ripa: "The agreement will restore the EU climate protection policy - with aggravated and expanded emissions trading and the introduction of a CO2 limit compensation mechanism, new standards will be set worldwide" (Brussels/12/21/2022) On Sunday morning, the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission reached...