On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
Brussels, 12.10.2021. The Environment Committee of the EU Parliament today adopted by a majority the report "on the implementation of animal welfare on farms". As shadow rapporteur for the Greens/EFA group, MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) is pleased with her hard-won success: "With our amendments, my...
Brussels, 06.10.2021. The European Parliament adopted the report on "The role of development policy in responding to biodiversity loss in developing countries". Manuela Ripa, MEP (ÖDP) commented: "I very much welcome this report, as the conservation of biodiversity as well as the creation of new spaces...
Manuela Ripa, MEP: "More than one million signatures for the European Citizens' Initiative "Save Bees and Farmers" are a clear mandate to the EU Commission!" Brussels, 30.09.2021. The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Save Bees and Farmers" has achieved a brilliant success: More than one million Europeans...
Brussels, 27.09.2021. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) asked this morning in the Special Committee on Beating Cancer, the crucial question: What can the European Parliament do together with the Member States to fight cancer? Prevention! Cancer prevention is and remains the most tangible answer to the devastating...
"Fit for 2030" or "Fit for 55" - the new "Climate Action Plan 2030" of the EU Commission has already had many names. Much more important than the name is the content of the legislative package presented, which is supposed to achieve a reduction of...
Brussels, 14 July 2021 - "Fit for 1.5", "Fit for 2030" or "Fit for 55" - the new "Climate Action Plan 2030" of the European Commission already had many names. But much more important than the name is the content of the legislative package presented,...
"The illegal trade in animals is a booming industry that leads to consumer fraud and animal abuse. In doing so, it threatens European citizens and public health. An important step in fighting this dangerous practice would be for Europol to work with Eurojust and EU...
Brussels, 07 July 2021 – The European Parliament voted yesterday evening on a report on more citizen participation in the EU. Manuela Ripa, MEP of the ÖDP, voted together with the Greens/EFA group in the EU Parliament in favour of the report. That is why I...
Brüssel, 20. Juni 2021 –Marking the sixth anniversary of the killing of Cecil the lion by an American trophy hunter, animal and nature protection NGOs, members of the European Parliament, and conservation experts from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya are calling on the EU to...
I welcome the joint initiative of Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to ban long transports of live animals by road and water! Such live transports are cruelty to animals. Unfortunately, as we have seen time and again, most transports do not even meet the minimum...