Brussels, 20.01.22. On Thursday, January 20, the European Parliament approved the proposal for a Digital Services Act (DSA). ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa is positive, as consumers and minors in particular will be better protected online in future. The Digital Services Act (DSA)...
EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe's roads Vote on the recommendations of the Animal Transport Inquiry Committee (ANIT): EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe's roads Vote on the recommendations of the Animal Transport Inquiry Committee (ANIT): EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe's roads Brussels, 20.01.22. "The EU has missed a unique opportunity...
Sono molto dispiaciuta della morte improvvisa di David Sassoli. Ci ha lasciato un autentico democratico e un convinto europeista. Lo seguivo fin da piccola come giornalista televisivo in Italia e ho ritrovato il suo stile e la professionalità che metteva nel suo lavoro nel suo...
MEP Manuela Ripa has once again sharply criticized the planned EU-wide classification of nuclear power as a "sustainable" energy source. "As I have already made clear, nuclear power is not sustainable in the slightest. But what is currently being overlooked much more: Nuclear power is by no means climate-neutral," the MEP...
The Saarland People's Initiative against Land Consumption (VIF) points to the extremely undemocratic attitude of the state government and the Saarland state parliament with regard to the current status of the signature collection. The VIF had approached the Saarland state parliament with a request to extend the deadline and/or reduce the quorum, as...
Brussels, 03.01.2022. The EU Commission has announced that both nuclear energy and fossil gas will be included in the so-called EU taxonomy. The taxonomy provides necessary guidelines for sustainable and future-oriented investments in the economic transformation of Europe. With the decision now taken, both nuclear...
The New Year is a good occasion to reflect on the end of the anthropocene and the beginning of a new era. In this article on NEWEUROPE I explain why we have to enter the cyclocene: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/can-2022-mark-the-end-of-the-anthropocene/...
The new year is a good opportunity to reflect on the end of the Anthropocene and the beginning of a new era. In this article on NEWEUROPE, I explain why we need to enter the Cyclocene: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/can-2022-mark-the-end-of-the-anthropocene/...
Brussels, 03.01.2022. The EU Commission has announced that both nuclear energy and fossil gas will be included in the so-called EU taxonomy. The taxonomy provides guidelines for the necessary sustainable and future-oriented investments in the economic transformation of Europe. With the decision that has now been taken, both nuclear energy and fossil...
Brussels, 20.12.21. In recent decades, environmental crime has become the fourth largest criminal sector in the world and is as profitable as drug trafficking. To finally tackle this problem, the European Commission last week presented the long-awaited proposal for a new directive on environmental crime.