News - Manuela Ripa

15 Mar MEP Manuela Ripa calls for targeted EU research on the risks of new genetic engineering methods

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"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,...

24 Jan A Digital Law for the EU: European Parliament Votes for Strong Digital Services Act (DSA)

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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...

24 Jan Vote on ANIT report: EU Parliament misses chance to end animal suffering on Europe’s roads

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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...

03 Jan MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): Nuclear power is not sustainable!

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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...

03 Jan My article on the end of the Anthropocene on NEWEUROPE

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The New Year is a good occasion to reflect on the end of the anthropocene and the beginning of a new era. In this article on NEWEUROPE I explain why we have to enter the cyclocene: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/can-2022-mark-the-end-of-the-anthropocene/...

15 Dec Regulation of tech giants initiated: No ads targeted at minors based on usage behaviour

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Strasbourg, 15.12.21. "With the Digital Markets Bill, the EU can become a global leader in digital consumer protection when it comes to regulating tech giants like Meta/Facebook and Google," said MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP). In the digital law, the Parliament calls for more solid provisions for...

13 Dec New VAT rules from 2022

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Brussels, 13.12.21. The MEP of the Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP) Manuela Ripa has spoken out in favour of a reduction of the VAT on climate- and health-friendly goods. The background is the agreement of the EU member states to make the design of VAT more flexible...

10 Dec Fight against cancer – Parliament has delivered: Standardised cigarette packs with 80% warning labels

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Brussels, 10.12.2021. The Special Committee on Cancer voted yesterday on the report Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer. MEP Manuela Ripa (ÖDP): "After almost one and a half years of hard work, I am very pleased that we have succeeded in presenting a comprehensive...

06 Dec Soil protection is transboundary by nature

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Brussels, 06.12.2021. Since 2002, the World Soil Day takes place every year on 5 December. MEP Manuela Ripa used this occasion to speak one day later in the Environment Committee about the importance of a European Soil Protection Act: "I very much welcome the fact...

03 Dec Decision of the ANIT Committee too unambitious, clearly limit animal transports!

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Brussels, 03.12.21. On the occasion of the vote of the Committee of Inquiry into the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT) on new guidelines for animal transports, ÖDP MEP Manuela Ripa has once again spoken out clearly for clearer rules and better animal welfare. "We...