Brussels, 12.10.2021. The EU Parliament's Environment Committee today adopted the report "on the implementation of animal welfare on farms" by a majority. As shadow rapporteur for the Greens/EFA group, MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) is delighted with her hard-won success: "With our amendments, my colleagues from the Animal Welfare...

Brussels, 06.10.2021. The European Parliament has adopted the report on "The role of development policy in responding to biodiversity loss in developing countries". Manuela Ripa MEP (ÖDP) commented: "I very much welcome this report, as the preservation of biodiversity and the creation of new spaces for biodiversity are...

Manuela Ripa, MEP: "More than one million signatures for the European Citizens' Initiative "Save bees and farmers" are a clear mandate to the EU Commission!" Brussels, 30.09.2021. The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Save Bees and Farmers" has been a resounding success: More than one million...

Brussels, 27.09.2021. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) asked the crucial question this morning in the Special Committee on Cancer: What can the European Parliament do together with the member states to fight cancer? Prevention! Cancer prevention is and remains the most tangible response to this devastating widespread disease. Ripa made in...

Manuela Ripa, MEP: "More than one million signatures for the European Citizens' Initiative "Save Bees and Farmers" are a clear mandate to the EU Commission!" Brussels, 30.09.2021. The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Save Bees and Farmers" has achieved a brilliant success: More than one million Europeans...

Brussels, 23.09.21. More than 1,600 square meters of surface area are to be sealed for an asphalt parking lot at the Saarbrücken Wildlife Park. For EUR 450,000. "An absolutely unnecessary sealing of land that will lead to a further loss of the vital resource of soil. Because directly opposite, on the other side of the road, there is already...

Saarland MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) nominates Lea Ackermann from Saarland for the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for her life's work in the fight for women's rights.Brussels, September 8, 2021. The Sakharov Prize, awarded annually by the European Parliament and endowed with EUR 50,000, is intended to honor the...