On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
(Brussels/30.03.2022) As part of the EU's circular economy package, the European Commission today presented, among other things, legal measures to "strengthen the role of consumers in the transition to a green economy". The law is intended to amend the existing Consumer Rights Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. The aim...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls for an end to the time change Ripa: "EU member states disregard the will of the people" (Brussels/24.03.2022) Shortly before the clocks change to summer time this weekend, Manuela Ripa, MEP of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP), calls for an end to the biennial turning of the clock. The MEP cites the following reasons...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We need more sustainability now, not less". (Brussels/23.03.2022) The European Commission has announced that it intends to suspend parts of the "European Green Deal" because of the war of aggression Russia is currently waging against Ukraine. The reason given by the Commission...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We don't need less sustainability now, we need more" (Brussels/23.03.2022) The European Commission has announced that it intends to suspend parts of the "European Green Deal" due to the war of aggression that Russia is currently waging against Ukraine. The reason given by the Commission is the expected crop failures in...
ÖDP MEP protests to Timmermans and Sinkevičius The final building permit for the Tesla Gigafactory breaks EU law. MEP Manuela Ripa protested against this in another letter to the responsible Environment Commissioner Sinkevičius and Vice-President Timmermans: "The Brandenburg state government is ignoring the water shortage that threatens its population. Despite years of...
(Saarbrücken/18.03.2022) Today, March 18, the global movement Conscious Planet is launching its "Save the Soil" campaign. Conscious Planet highlights soil degradation as one of the greatest threats to humanity. The reason for this is the crucial importance of healthy soils for global food production. Over the last 150...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls on the responsibility of the European Commission Brussels, 27.01.22. Every year, more than 400 km² of land in the EU are converted into settlement and transport areas, mainly agricultural land. ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa addressed the European Commission during a meeting...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) has called for more sustainability in the fashion industry. In this context, the ecologist, together with other members of the European Parliament, has sent several letters to the European Commission calling for a more sustainable textile industry - including a longer...
"Progress without an accompanying risk research is like speeding on the motorway without a seat belt" Brussels, 10.02.2022. In a joint letter, ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa and some of her colleagues from the Greens/EFA Group have written to the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety,...
Strasbourg, 09.03.22. Today, the European Parliament voted on the new Battery Regulation. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), who served as shadow rapporteur for the Industry Committee and for critical raw materials in the International Trade Committee, commented: "This law will make progress in two fundamental areas: It increases recycling rates...