On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
Ripa on latest IPCC report: "We must act now!" (Strasbourg/05.04.2022): MEP Manuela Ripa of the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) takes the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as an opportunity to push for much tougher action to protect the climate. The politician...
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "We have to move towards pollutant-free material cycles" (Brussels/31.03.2022) The "Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety" (ENVI) of the European Parliament voted today on the legislative report on the "Revision of the waste limit values for persistent organic pollutants" (POPs)....
(Brussels/30.03.2022) As part of the EU's circular economy package, the European Commission today presented legislative measures to "strengthen the role of consumers in the transition to a green economy". The proposed law aims to amend the existing Consumer Rights Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices...
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) 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,...
Brussels, 20.01.22. On Thursday, January 20, the European Parliament approved the proposal for the Digital Services Act (DSA). MEP Manuela Ripa is positive, because especially consumers and minors will be more protected on the net in the future.The Digital Services Act (DSA) stands for a...
Brussels, 20.01.22. "The EU has missed a unique opportunity to put an end to the misery of animal transports and to live up to its responsibility towards animals in need of protection. Many of our demands - such as limiting the maximum transport time to...
Brussels, 03.01.2022. The EU Commission has announced that both nuclear energy and fossil gas will be included in the so-called EU taxonomy. The taxonomy provides necessary guidelines for sustainable and future-oriented investments in the economic transformation of Europe. With the decision now taken, both nuclear...