MEP Manuela Ripa: "Victory for democracy and the rule of law" Brussels, 21.02.2022. A few days ago, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed Poland's and Hungary's complaints against the EU rule of law mechanism. This clears the way for the reduction of EU funds. Manuela Ripa, Member of the European Parliament...
Strasbourg 16.02.2022. The European Parliament today voted in plenary on the report "Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer". MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), member of the Special Committee on Cancer: "After almost a year and a half of hard work, I am very pleased that we have succeeded in adopting...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "The European Parliament's report has nothing to do with animal welfare - foie gras still allowed" Strasbourg 16.02.2022. The European Parliament has adopted the report "Implementation report on the welfare of farmed animals". MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), who was shadow rapporteur for the Greens/EFA group in the Environment Committee, does not hide...
Brussels, 11.02.2022. 2022 came with a big present for the current French EU Presidency. The European Commission presented a draft of a delegated act on taxonomy including nuclear power as one of the technologies that investors should favor with regards to climate mitigation. It is...
"Progress without accompanying risk research is like speeding on the highway without a seatbelt" Brussels, 10.02.2022. In a joint letter, ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa and some of her colleagues from the Greens/EFA Group have written to the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms. Stella Kyriakides, and the EU Commissioner for Research, Ms....
Brussels, 02.02.22. Today, the EU Commission published the final version of the delegated act on the controversial taxonomy, finally classifying gas and nuclear power as sustainable investments. "With this, the EU and above all Ursula von der Leyen are breaking their own promise of the European Green...
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), Member of the European Parliament for Saarland, has called for more sustainability in the fashion industry. In this context, the ecologist, together with colleagues from the European Parliament, has also sent several letters to the EU Commission advocating a more sustainable textile industry - including a...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls the EU Commission to account Brussels, 27.01.22. More than 400 km² of land in the EU are converted into settlement and transport areas every year, mainly agricultural land. ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa addresses the EU Commission during a meeting of the Environment Committee -...
Brussels, 20.01.22. On Thursday, January 20, the European Parliament approved the proposal for the Digital Services Act (DSA). MEP Manuela Ripa is positive, because especially consumers and minors will be more protected on the net in the future.The Digital Services Act (DSA) stands for a...
Brussels, 20.01.22. "The EU has missed a unique opportunity to put an end to the misery of animal transports and to live up to its responsibility towards animals in need of protection. Many of our demands - such as limiting the maximum transport time to...