The long-awaited timetable for the vote on the new EU Pesticides Regulation has been set! Despite all the differences in content, the members of the Agriculture Committee and the Environment Committee in the European Parliament have finally reached an agreement - paving the way for the plenary vote in October. This is important so that the...
Do we really need strawberries right now? What does this actually mean for the producing countries? Take Spain, for example, from where Germany imports most of its strawberries. The high demand for these fruits so early in the year puts a strain on the growing regions, where water has been scarce for many years. That...
On 11.04.23 I spoke online at an event with the Green REV Institute and the Future Food 4 Climate Coalition on the topic of food labels. You can watch the recording of the event here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3okDabKIZ0...
I was delighted to welcome the Mandelbachtal e.V. tourist office from my home region of Saarland, led by Mr. Manfred Pfeiffer, to the European Parliament on 30 March 2023. We had a lively discussion about parliamentary work and, in particular, about EU policy in my four priority areas of biodiversity protection,...
Away with climate-damaging F-gases! On 30.03.23, the plenary of the European Parliament decided to put an end to fluorinated greenhouse gases. These extremely climate-damaging greenhouse gases are much more powerful than CO2! F-gases pose an invisible threat to our climate because they damage the ozone layer and thus contribute to global warming....
Drilling for oil and gas is planned on a gigantic scale in Alaska. More than 95 billion liters of oil are to be extracted - more than 100,000 hectares of untouched wilderness would be affected - specifically the US government's Willow Project. The project would produce around 280 million tons of...
An important day for the circular economy: On March 28, the vote on an EU strategy for sustainable and recyclable textiles took place in the Industry Committee. As shadow rapporteur in this committee for my Greens/EFA group, I am pleased that we were able to contribute many positive aspects, and we have now...
EarthHour began on March 25, 2023 at 8:30 pm! 60 minutes of darkness are intended to send a clear signal for ambitious climate and environmental protection. Since 2007, millions of people, as well as companies, cities and landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, have been taking part in the symbolic...
Together with the Eurogroup for Animals and Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP), we invited the European Parliament to a discussion on the topic of protecting wild animals through an EU positive list. This is about a scientifically based list for pets that are actually considered species-appropriate and...
Many appliances cannot be repaired - in times of resource scarcity, this is a real problem for nature and the climate. It's good that the European Commission is now introducing a statutory "right to repair"! But for repairing to really become more attractive than buying new, the...