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Manuela RIPA

Germany Germany EPP – European People's Party Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei

Manuela RIPA is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, representing Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Manuela has submitted 326 amendments, delivered 19 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 42 questions, and filed 2 motions. Vote participation stands at 87.9% (5211 out of 5928 recorded roll-call votes within the Member's mandate period). All counts shown are raw figures from official European Parliament records, not adjusted for mandate length.

Parliamentary Activity

Activity Count EP Avg vs Avg EP Rank Country Group
Amendments 326 811.1 -485 558th/743 63rd/100 137th/193
Speeches 19 44.4 -25 566th/743 68th/100 124th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 33rd/100 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 59th/100 69th/193
Questions 42 39.7 +2 258th/743 20th/100 24th/193
Motions 2 19.6 -18 513th/743 53rd/100 113th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 85th/743 14th/100 30th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 1 2.7 -2 369th/743 40th/100 53rd/193
Explanations of Vote 0 43.0 -43 394th/743 71st/100 88th/193
Vote Participation 87.9% 86.3% – 438th/745 60th/101 116th/193

Each row orders Members by a single recorded metric; tied values share the same rank. Counts are raw and are not adjusted for mandate length; vote participation is the share of roll-call votes cast within each Member's mandate period. EP Avg = mean across all 745 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Substitute SANT – Committee on Public Health
Member CULT – Committee on Culture and Education
Substitute FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Substitute ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Delegations

Member DMER – Delegation for relations with Mercosur
Substitute DCAR – Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee
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Committees and delegations

Manuela RIPA holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).

Committees

  • Committee on Culture and Education (CULT): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 21 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 18 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Substitute, since 2024-12-12. Attended 6 of 26 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Public Health (SANT): Substitute, since 2025-04-29. Attended 12 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee (DCAR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-07-14 A10-0135/2025 REPORT on a new vision for the European Universities alliances (CULT)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-04-08 ENVI_AD(2025)766664 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability (ENVI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-16 SANT_AD(2026)787021 OPINION on Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work (SANT)

Amendments by procedure

Procedures with the most amendments Manuela RIPA has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.

  • 2025/0550(COD): 98 amendments, latest 2026-06-22 (CJ65)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028 to 2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818
  • 2025/2036(INI): 31 amendments, latest 2025-04-14 (CULT)
    EP document title: REPORT on a new vision for the European Universities alliances
  • 2025/2166(INI): 31 amendments, latest 2025-10-03 (FEMM)
    EP document title: REPORT on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
  • 2025/2115(INI): 30 amendments, latest 2026-03-13 (CULT)
    EP document title: OPINION on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
  • 2025/0406(COD): 25 amendments, latest 2026-07-15 (SANT)

Questions, motions and explanations of vote

Records as published on the European Parliament website, including co-signed texts. Each list says how far its records reach.

Written questions

Most recent 20 of 34. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-21 Implementation of the recommendations of the Commission’s Special Panel on children in the digital world (E-10-2026-003064)
  • 2026-07-13 Risk of extinction of the Pityusan wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) due to the spread of invasive snakes, and the adequacy of current quarantine measures (E-10-2026-002870)
  • 2026-06-30 Follow-up to question for written answer E-001083/2025 on menstrual products: transparency and health risks (E-10-2026-002698)
  • 2026-06-29 Scrutiny of hunting trophy imports into the EU (E-10-2026-002689)
  • 2026-06-23 Harmonised charging and battery systems for light means of transport (LMTs) (E-10-2026-002584)
  • 2026-06-17 Recognition of obesity as a chronic disease under EU public health policy (E-10-2026-002516)
  • 2026-06-09 Strengthening prevention, mental well-being and healthy ageing through improved hearing health (E-10-2026-002380)
  • 2026-06-04 Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 and phase-out of CO₂ stunning of pigs (E-10-2026-002317)
  • 2026-05-12 Stakeholder involvement and evidence-based decision-making regarding the Fur Free Europe citizens’ initiative (E-10-2026-001966)
  • 2026-05-06 Continuity of tertiary education for pregnant women and women with children (E-10-2026-001857)
  • 2026-04-16 EU action to implement a whale stranding emergency plan (E-10-2026-001579)
  • 2026-03-31 Fourth Protocol on Environmental Crimes to UNTOC (E-10-2026-001325)
  • 2026-03-10 German Bundeskartellamt inquiry into Amazon pricing practices (E-10-2026-000989)
  • 2026-02-23 Asbestos in imported children’s play sand – protection of children and effectiveness of EU controls (P-10-2026-000754)
  • 2026-01-29 Resources allocated to animal welfare (P-10-2026-000369)
  • 2025-12-19 Whale and dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands (E-10-2025-005028)
  • 2025-10-13 Ambition and scope of the upcoming revision of on-farm animal welfare legislation (E-10-2025-004010)
  • 2025-10-07 US TikTok deal and the ‘MAGA algorithm’ (E-10-2025-003925)
  • 2025-07-30 Possible breaches of EU law in the construction and operation of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide (E-10-2025-003149)
  • 2025-07-17 Legal clarification on the status of farm animals taken in by shelters, sanctuaries or private individuals (E-10-2025-002950)

Questions for oral answer

All 8, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-02-05 When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation? (O-10-2026-000006)
  • 2025-12-08 Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public (O-10-2025-000046)
  • 2025-09-25 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan (O-10-2025-000035)
  • 2025-09-25 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan (O-10-2025-000036)
  • 2025-09-24 Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the market (O-10-2025-000034)
  • 2025-05-16 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan (O-10-2025-000017)
  • 2025-05-16 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan (O-10-2025-000018)
  • 2024-11-12 The Commission’s plans to include the revision of the outstanding proposals on animal welfare in its work plan for 2025 (O-10-2024-000014)

Motions for resolutions

All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-01-14 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market (B-10-2026-0060)
  • 2025-10-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU strategic objectives for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 24 November to 5 December 2025 (B-10-2025-0450)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Manuela RIPA set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Germany. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanGermany mean
Amendments326811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)649.4 (lower)
Speeches1944.4 (lower)40.8 (lower)40.8 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)3.8 (lower)
Questions4239.7 (higher)21.4 (higher)27.2 (higher)
Motions219.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)14.0 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)10.6 (higher)0.7 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)12.7 (lower)1.3 (lower)2.5 (lower)
Explanations of Vote043.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)11.7 (lower)
Vote Participation87.9%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)87.7% (higher)

Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.