Brussels, April 28, 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. Brussels, 17 April 2021 - The EU Commission has included pet trafficking in its new 5-year strategy to fight organized crime. This strategy is primarily concerned with strengthening law enforcement and judicial...
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. Brussels, March 31, 2021 - Last week, the European Parliament approved the new export regulation for so-called dual-use goods. Dual-use goods were originally developed for civilian use, but can potentially also be used for acts of terrorism or for the...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brussels, March 29, 2021 - Every day, millions of animals in the EU suffer in animal transports - sometimes up to 24 hours a day without a break. Especially in the case of live animal transports by sea, animals are caught in a legal gray area without...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brussels / Saarbrücken, February 17, 2021 - The first Ash Wednesday on climate policy in Saarbrücken will focus on the protection of our soils: "Life is impossible without soil: food security, climate protection and the preservation of biodiversity are inconceivable without healthy soils!" says...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brussels, February 12, 2021 - In the February plenary week, the EU Parliament voted on two important reports for climate and sustainability: The Circular Economy Action Plan and the Regulation establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centerpiece of the overall 750 billion....
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brussels, February 12, 2021 - This week, the Federal Cabinet, at the proposal of Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, launched a law and an ordinance on insect protection and glyphosate phase-out. The combination of the Federal Environment Ministry's Insect Protection Act and the Plant Protection Application Ordinance of the...
This article is unfortunately only available in German. Brussels / Saarbrücken, February 12, 2021 - Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), met yesterday for a virtual discussion with Reinhold Jost, Saarland Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection, and Sebastian Thul, Saarland State Secretary for...
Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals have written a letter to the German Federal Minister of Agriculture Julia Klöckner, urging the German government to tighten the ban on wild animals in circuses. "The circus has nothing to do...