On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
On Monday, a group of visitors from the ÖDP Starnberg visited me in the European Parliament in Brussels. I was very pleased to be able to give them an insight into my work as an MEP. We visited the plenary together, discussed important political issues and I was able to...
Thank you to everyone who attended today's event "Charting the Path to Sustainable Economic Development", which I organized together with my colleague Sirpa Pietikäinen and GLOBE EU. It was a unique opportunity to meet with leading representatives from business, science and politics...
Our world is facing profound upheavals. The climate crisis, social inequality and political polarization clearly show that "business as usual" in the name of unlimited growth no longer works. We need a new understanding of economic success - one that is no longer based solely on gross domestic product. The current World Happiness...
Today is World Down Syndrome Day - a moment to pause and take a look. People with Down syndrome and other disabilities enrich our society in many ways. That's why it's so important that we consider their perspectives and needs not just today, but every day - in our policies, in our...
Today, the first meeting of the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Rights of the Child took place - together with representatives of the Child Rights Action Group (CRAG), the largest network for children's rights at EU level. Children must be at the center of European policy. I look forward to working together to promote children's rights in...
Last week, we had the opportunity to welcome EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Olivér Várhelyi as a speaker at the meeting of the European Parliament's Animal Welfare Group in Strasbourg. In an intensive exchange, we asked him about key animal welfare issues, in particular the EU's major legislative projects,...
I was very pleased to welcome members of the ÖDP Weilheim-Schongau to the European Parliament today. I was able to give them an insight into my work as a Member of the European Parliament. Together we engaged in an intensive dialog on important political issues, and I was able to...
The world is facing urgent ecological and social challenges that also require a rethink of the economic model. Growth at any price is not a sustainable way forward. Together with GLOBE EU and my colleague Sirpa Pietikäinen, I cordially invite you to the event "Charting the Path...
On the occasion of International School Meals Day, ICLEI Europe and IFOAM Organics Europe organized an event at the European Parliament today to raise awareness about the importance of healthy and sustainable school meals. 🌍🥗 #SmallPlateBigImpact I had the opportunity to speak at this event and emphasize the importance of preventive...
A moving ceremony took place in the European Parliament last weekend to mark International Women's Day. The speeches by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, who spoke about their courageous fight against the dictatorship in Belarus, were particularly impressive. Equally moving were the words of Leniie Umerova...