On this page, you will find the latest news, speeches, and talks.
(With a few exceptions, most of them are written in German.)
"Progress without accompanying risk research is like speeding on the highway without a seatbelt" 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, Ms. Stella Kyriakides, and the EU Commissioner for Research, Ms....
Brussels, 02.02.22. Today, the EU Commission published the final version of the delegated act on the controversial taxonomy, finally classifying gas and nuclear power as sustainable investments. "With this, the EU and above all Ursula von der Leyen are breaking their own promise of the European Green...
Manuela Ripa (ÖDP), Member of the European Parliament for Saarland, has called for more sustainability in the fashion industry. In this context, the ecologist, together with colleagues from the European Parliament, has also sent several letters to the EU Commission advocating a more sustainable textile industry - including a...
MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP) calls the EU Commission to account Brussels, 27.01.22. More than 400 km² of land in the EU are converted into settlement and transport areas every year, mainly agricultural land. ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa addresses the EU Commission during a meeting of the Environment Committee -...
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, 20.01.22. On Thursday, January 20, the European Parliament approved the proposal for a Digital Services Act (DSA). ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa is positive, as consumers and minors in particular will be better protected online in future. The Digital Services Act (DSA)...
EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe's roads Vote on the recommendations of the Animal Transport Inquiry Committee (ANIT): EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe's roads Vote on the recommendations of the Animal Transport Inquiry Committee (ANIT): EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe's roads Brussels, 20.01.22. "The EU has missed a unique opportunity...
Sono molto dispiaciuta della morte improvvisa di David Sassoli. Ci ha lasciato un autentico democratico e un convinto europeista. Lo seguivo fin da piccola come giornalista televisivo in Italia e ho ritrovato il suo stile e la professionalità che metteva nel suo lavoro nel suo...
MEP Manuela Ripa has once again sharply criticized the planned EU-wide classification of nuclear power as a "sustainable" energy source. "As I have already made clear, nuclear power is not sustainable in the slightest. But what is currently being overlooked much more: Nuclear power is by no means climate-neutral," the MEP...