On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
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...
(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...
Ripa: "There must be no conflict between climate protection and environmental protection" Manuela Ripa, Member of the European Parliament for the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), visited Potsdam on Sunday. At the invitation of the Brandenburg ÖDP, she spoke on the topic of "Acting wisely for consistent nature conservation". Manuela Ripa began by addressing the current...
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...
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 it contains will set the pace for EU policy in the coming years....
MEP Manuela Ripa in the Saarbrücker Zeitung (SZ) on 07.11.2022 The Saarbrücker Zeitung (SZ) has published an interview with me on the EU Commission's plans for a new pesticide regulation. In this article, I discuss why I am fundamentally in favor of the Commission's initiative and why I consider it important...
MEP Manuela Ripa in the taz on 07.11.2022 An article in the taz on the EU-Mercosur agreement contains a statement by me. After the election of Lula in Brazil, a resumption of negotiations on the free trade agreement between the major trading blocs EU and Mercosur is already being prepared. Read here why...
The European Commission has presented its third package of measures to combat the energy crisis and the massive rise in gas prices. The package provides for a "dynamic price cap" to temporarily reduce price increases on the European market. At the same time, this price cap is intended to prevent the shift of gas imports to the Asian...
(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...
Ripa: "A strong signal for more species protection and protection of our biodiversity" (Brussels/11.10.2022) On Monday, the European Commission announced that the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Save bees and farmers! Bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" was successful. After verification, 1,054,973 valid signatures were confirmed. This...