Together with my colleagues Laurent Castillo (EPP), Biljana Borzan (S&D) and Tilly Metz (The Greens/EFA), I had the great pleasure of hosting our event "Nutrition as prevention: How a healthier diet can prevent cardiovascular disease, AMR, diabetes and cancer" at the European Parliament today. The great interest...

Last week, I spoke with Dr. Stephan Geifes (Director of the National Agency for Erasmus+) and Tanja Kreetz (Deputy Director DAAD Brussels) about current developments and the future of Erasmus+. 🌍💡 Especially in the 100th anniversary year of the DAAD, it became clear that international exchange in...

I am delighted to be able to take part in an exciting WDR program that deals with an everyday but often underestimated topic: the overuse of detergents. Many people use too much detergent - which not only harms the environment, but also their own clothes and washing machine. From 0:29...

Ripa: "Unhindered cross-border cooperation in Europe must not be jeopardized. Common European solutions are needed" After Germany has been carrying out controls at the borders with all nine neighboring countries since mid-September and France has followed suit, the CDU's motions in the German Bundestag to introduce...

I was pleased about the recent exchange with representatives of Deutsche Umwelthilfe on the topic of sustainable and environmentally friendly expansion of offshore wind energy. Our oceans play an indispensable role for life on Earth: they provide food, produce oxygen, store carbon dioxide and regulate our climate. The...

Ripa: "Media literacy yes. Cell phone use no! Nobody wants quiet schoolyards" (Strasbourg/Saarbrücken) Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), is calling for smartphones to be banned from elementary school. Luxembourg is setting a good example by banning cell phones in all elementary school from Easter, she said. Other European countries are also...