On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
Ripa: "The charging cable mess is finally coming to an end" (Strasbourg/04.10.2022) Following the vote in the European Parliament on the introduction of a standardized charging cable, MEP Manuela Ripa from the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is relieved: "This success proves that environmental protection measures to avoid e-waste and consumer protection can and must be considered together....
Ripa: "An important step towards a pollutant-free circular economy" (Strasbourg/05.10.2022) The European Parliament has voted by a large majority to significantly reduce the limit values for highly toxic chemicals in waste, the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), from next year. This is essential to prevent them from being recycled...
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...
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...
Ripa: "Our European values are not negotiable!" (Brussels/26.09.2022) Following the election victory of the right-wing electoral alliance in Italy, MEP Manuela Ripa from the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) is concerned. Ripa refers in particular to the post-fascist roots of the "Brothers of Italy", who, with their lead candidate Giorgia Meloni in the...
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...
Ripa: "The 'EU Borderland Billion' can advance crucial cross-border environmental and climate protection projects in Saarland" Saarbrücken, 22.09.2022 - The European Parliament has adopted a report entitled "Border regions in the EU: real laboratories of European integration" with proposals for solutions to the economic problems in border regions. Among other things, it calls for...
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 Ripa (ÖDP) calls for reversal of the burden of proof The European Commission has announced that products manufactured with the help of forced labor may no longer be sold in the EU in the future. The focus here is particularly on China, where there have long been reports of blatant human rights violations...
Ripa: "Good approaches, but many important issues ignored" (Strasbourg/14.09.2022) Today, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union address to the European Parliament. She began by welcoming the Ukrainian President's wife Olena Selenska, who was present in Parliament. Von der Leyen...