(Saarbrücken/25.08.2022) MEP Manuela Ripa of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is concerned about reports of overcrowded animal shelters and the suffering they cause to animals. Apparently, many people have decided to get a pet during the pandemic, but they are now overwhelmed with care for...
"The European Parliament became complicit in greenwashing today" Strasbourg, 06.07.2022 - The European Parliament in Strasbourg voted today with a narrow majority in favour of the delegated act of the EU Commission, which will grant investments in gas and nuclear power a sustainability label. Until the...
(Strasbourg/08.06.2022) Today the European Parliament has sent a strong signal towards more ambitious climate protection. The Christian Democrats, liberals and right-wing parties tried to weaken the climate goals of the EU emissions trading system by not wanting to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in...
"EU Environment Committee puts a global climate protection instrument on the table in the fight against climate change" Brussels, 17/05/2022 – Today, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on key parts of the EU's climate package "Fit for 55". Special...
Brussels, 28. April 2021 – Healthy soils are, quite literally, the basis for the functioning of our ecosystems, our food, a stable climate and, in short, our very existence. Therefore, healthy soils are an essential component in reaching the objectives of the EU Green Deal...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brüssel, 17. April 2021 – Die EU Kommission hat den illegalen Handel mit Haustieren in ihre neue 5-Jahres-Strategie zur Bekämpfung der organisierten Kriminalität mit aufgenommen. In dieser Strategie geht es vor allem darum, die Strafverfolgung und die justizielle...
Animal welfare and human health go hand in hand, writes Manuela Ripa in her article for the latest issue of The Parliament Magazine.Which aspects of animal welfare does the EU still have to improve? And what solutions do we have at hand, not only to...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brüssel, 31. März 2021 – Das Europäische Parlament hat in der vergangenen Woche der neuen Ausfuhrbestimmung für sog. Dual-Use-Güter zugestimmt. Dual-Use-Güter sind ursprünglich für den zivilen Gebrauch entwickelt worden, können potenziell aber auch für terroristische Akte oder zur...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brüssel, 29. März 2021 – Jeden Tag leiden Millionen Tiere in der EU in Tiertransporten – teilweise bis zu 24 Stunden am Tag ohne Pause. Grade bei Lebend-Tiertransporten über den Seeweg hängen Tiere in einer rechtlichen Grauzone, ohne...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brüssel / Saarbrücken, 17. Februar 2021 – Beim ersten klimapolitischen Aschermittwoch in Saarbrücken steht der Schutz unserer Böden im Fokus: „Ohne Boden ist Leben unmöglich: Lebensmittelsicherheit, Klimaschutz und Erhalt der Biodiversität sind ohne gesunde Böden nicht vorstellbar!“ sagt...