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26 Nov MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) on the European Parliament resolution on wildlife trade

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Ripa: "Mandatory introduction of a positive list is necessary" (Strasbourg/26.11.2022) In a resolution adopted by the European Parliament with a large majority, the EU Commission is invoked to sustainably improve EU regulations for wild and exotic animals kept as pets in the EU. The core part...

25 Nov Ripa: “Violence against women and domestic violence are widespread and affect an estimated one in three women in the EU!”

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(Brussels, 25/11/2022) In March of this year, the European Commission published its proposal to introduce EU-wide rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence. This proposal intends to criminalize certain forms of violence in which women are disproportionately affected, to be criminalized. These include...

24 Nov MEP Manuela Ripa criticizes resolution on wolves

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Ripa: "Fairy tales about a 'bad wolf' are absolutely inappropriate" (Strasbourg/24.11.2022) Today, the European Parliament voted in a resolution to ask the European Commission to address the issue of wolves. The supporters of the resolution are concerned with the suspension of the Habitats Directive for the...

21 Nov MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) sharply criticizes the results of COP27

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Ripa: "With such insufficient decisions we can save ourselves any further climate conferences" (Brussels/21.11.2022) The COP27 climate conference in Egypt has come to an end without a binding decision to phase out fossil fuels. According to climate researchers, this means that the 1.5-degree target is a...

21 Nov Manuela Ripa on radio SR3: Wandering circus between Strasbourg and Brussels is nonsense!

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(Strasbourg, 21/11/2022) The European Parliament celebrated this week the first session of the Joint Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, which took place 70 years ago in Strasbourg. This assembly later gave rise to the European Parliament. Over time, Strasbourg has become the main...

11 Nov MEP Manuela Ripa on the new work program of the European Commission

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Ripa: "The European Commission's work program for 2023 does not address important legislative projects of the European Green Deal" (Brussels/11.11.2022) The European Commission has presented its work program for 2023. The 43 new initiatives are supposed to set the pace for EU policy in the coming...

19 Oct Statement on the EU Commission’s package of measures to combat the energy crisis

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(Brussels, 19/10/2022) The European Commission has presented its third package of measures to combat the energy crisis and tremendously increasing gas prices. The package offers a "dynamic price cap" in order to temporarily reduce price increases on the European market. At the same time, this...

05 Oct European Parliament adopts regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

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Ripa: "This is an important step towards a pollutant-free circular economy (Strasbourg/05.10.2022) By a large majority, the European Parliament has voted to significantly lower the limits for highly toxic chemicals in waste, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), starting next year. This is essential to ensure that they...

04 Oct MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) on the successful vote for a single charging cable

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Ripa: "The cable tangling will finally come to an end" (Strasbourg/04.10.2022) Following the vote in the European Parliament on the introduction of a uniform charging cable, MEP Manuela Ripa of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is relieved: "This success proves that environmental protection measures to avoid...

26 Sep MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) on the election victory of the right in Italy

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Ripa: "Our European values are not negotiable!" (Brussels/26.09.2022) Following the electoral victory of the right-wing electoral alliance in Italy, MEP Manuela Ripa of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) expresses her concerns. Ripa points out the post-fascist roots of the "Brothers of Italy," which with its leading...