English Archive - Manuela Ripa

28 Feb. Strong negotiation mandate for the European Parliament on the reform of detergents and cleaning products: Manuela Ripa MEP: "An important milestone on the path to sustainable products."

Posted at 13:58h in English, Uncategorized

The Members of the European Parliament have accepted, with an overwhelming majority, the proposed reform of the detergent and cleaning products regulation. This equips the European Parliament with a strong mandate for the upcoming negotiations with the member states and the European Commission.Chief negotiator Manuela...

05 Oct. MEP Manuela Ripa - Rapporteur for the Detergents Regulation

Posted at 18:00h in English, Uncategorized

Detergents and cleaning agents are part of our everyday lives. We use them every day! That's why we need to ensure that they are safer for our health and better for our environment! As rapporteur and therefore as the European Parliament's main representative for the revision...

04 Sep. Glyphosate Ban: We need your help!

Posted at 18:00h in English, Uncategorized

The European Commission and the EU Member States are currently in the process of deciding to extend the approval of glyphosate for a further 15 years behind closed doors. We have to prevent that! Glyphosate is a pesticide for weed destruction that has a devastating effect on...

17 May Beyond Growth Conference 2023 - "From Anthropocene to Cyclocene - Will circular economy keep us within planetary boundaries?"

Posted at 17:53h in English, Uncategorized

What a day! The Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) was founded 41 years ago with the guiding principle of having an economic system without growth constraints that has the well-being of people and the preservation of the ecological foundations of life as its goal. According to the...

10 May Democracy without limits: no more undemocratic thresholds in Europe

Posted at 12:36h in English, Uncategorized

Some people are systematically excluded from any political representation, an unfair situation that must be addressed By Lorena López de Lacalle, EFA President and Manuela Ripa, MEP. All European citizens are equal. That is the basic principle of European democracy. Nevertheless, when it comes to their political representation, some citizens...

13 Dec. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) on the end of the negotiations with the EU Commission and Council for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Posted at 14:53h in English, Uncategorized

Ripa: "CO2 content is becoming the new currency in world trade!" (Strasbourg, 13.12.2022) As part of the EU's major climate protection package "Fit for 55", another central element has been adopted. With the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), the European Parliament and the member states are...

25 Aug. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) draws attention to the dramatic situation of animal shelters

Posted at 12:20h in English

(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...

06 July Press release on today's vote on the EU taxonomy

Posted at 13:13h in English, Uncategorized

"The European Parliament became complicit in greenwashing today" Strasbourg, 06.07.2022 - The European Parliament in Strasbourg voted today with a narrow majority in favor of the delegated act of the EU Commission, which will grant investments in gas and nuclear power a sustainability label. Until the...

08 June Statement on today's vote on the EU emissions trading system in the plenary vote

Posted at 16:04h in English

(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...

17 May Press release on the vote on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Posted at 17:08h in English

"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...