Last week I was out and about in Thuringia and Saxony and met lots of great people who told me about their everyday concerns. It was great to see how many people share our commitment to protecting nature, the environment, consumers and animals. At the beginning of the week I was...
Soil protection is both flood protection and drought protection! Unfortunately, far too much soil is still being sealed. Instead of restoring nature to a good state, it is increasingly being abolished. We are all feeling the consequences. We therefore need an overall concept to counteract climate change with...
Yesterday, the Europe Direct panel discussion took place in Leipzig! I discussed the future of Europe with leading candidates from other democratic parties at the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum. I am convinced that we need a strong Europe in order to achieve ecological transformation on an equal footing with other countries such as the USA or China.
This week I visited the beautiful Rappenalpbach stream in the Allgäu with Michael Finger from BUND, but the idyll is deceptive: because where animals and plants still thrive in a nature reserve today, a hydroelectric power plant is soon to be built. Yes, the expansion of renewable energies is important - but...
Over the past few days, there has been extreme rainfall in my home region of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, which has led to severe flooding. My sympathy goes out to the affected families and people from the region and my thanks go to the rescue workers who tirelessly helped the residents.
In a letter from Commission President von der Leyen to the conservative EPP group, it is now in black and white: there are to be exceptions to the EU's PFAS ban for key industries. I call on the EU Commission to exercise extreme caution and to protect people and the environment. Because...
Building on an initial letter I sent with other MEPs to US President Joe Biden in January to stop the approval of further LNG gas export facilities, we have now written again to President Joe Biden. The latest developments in the US Congress are very worrying because the LNG pause,...
ÖDP criticizes Cem Özdemir for caving in to striking farmers: Watered-down EU agricultural rules weaken environment and support agribusiness lobby...
We have made the EU's plan to approve new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without strict regulations a priority, and we from the ÖDP - The Nature Conservation Party are sending a clear signal with a petition in Bavaria against GMOs! We must fight to ensure that genetic engineering continues to be...
This weekend is all about Bavaria! I am very pleased to be attending the ÖDP Lower Bavaria district party conference in Straubing on Saturday morning and then also giving a talk at the ÖDP Schwandorf in the evening. On Sunday, I will be speaking at the ÖDP district association Nürnberger Land and the ÖDP...