On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
Today I visited two schools as part of the EU project days! A big thank you goes to the dedicated pupils of the Gymnasium am Rotenbühl and the Schule im Rastbachtal - it was a great pleasure to receive input from young people and young adults and to learn from my...
On International Women's Day 2024, we celebrate the tireless strength, courage and achievements of women worldwide! The German Trade Union Confederation writes in its appeal for International Women's Day: "Rights that have been fought for must be defended again and again. Today it is more important than ever to protect our fundamental European values. Women's rights are...
Ripa: "An industrial settlement in a water protection area is fatal!"...
In this legislative period, important animal protection laws have not been presented, although the Commission has them in the drawer.it is about legislative proposals on the welfare of farm animals, i.e. the species-appropriate keeping of laying hens, broilers, pigs and calves, the protection of animals at the time of killing and the introduction of...
It was a great pleasure to welcome the dedicated students of the Saarpfalz-Gymnasium from Homburg yesterday and the group of visitors from the Landesjugendring Saarland to the European Parliament last week, where we explored a wide range of EU issues - from environmental protection to biodiversity and the environment.
The European Union is a pioneer in quality products like no other country - no one can fool us about the richness and diversity of our regional foods. Especially now, when European farmers are facing pressure and competition from low-cost products from third countries, it is...
Yesterday, at the meeting of the Interparliamentary Group on Animal Welfare, we discussed the new legislative proposal for the protection of cats and dogs - the law is intended to provide new rules and standards for the welfare of these animals bred or kept in breeding facilities, pet shops and animal shelters....
Important decision on EU-Chile free trade agreementThis Thursday, the EU Parliament voted in favor of the expanded trade and investment agreement with Chile. But what is really behind it? There is much more behind the term "commodity security": the free trade pact is a further step in the EU's unfair trade policy. That is why, before the vote, over 500...
The vote remained a nail-biter until the very end: yesterday, the law on the restoration of nature (renaturation) was finally adopted in the European Parliament, which stipulates that at least 20 percent of the EU's land and sea areas must be renatured by 2030. By 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration are to be restored.
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...