News

On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.

(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)

MEP Ripa (ÖDP) calls for a shift of the burden of proof  (Brussels, 21/09/2022) The European Commission has announced that products manufactured using forced labor are no longer to be sold in the EU in the future. The focus is particularly on China, where there have...

MEP Manuela Ripa criticizes the key points paper by Cem Özdemir (Brussels, 11.07.2022) "For years, me and my party, the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), have been calling for the introduction of a mandatory animal welfare label that would include a photo with the representation of the husbandry...

"Both CETA and Energy Charter Treaty are climate killers!" (Brussels/08.07.2022) After years of campaigning by environmental associations and political parties such as the ÖDP, the fight against the planned Free trade agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA) unfortunately appears to be lost. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen...