In our new podcast episode, we had the chance to cover two exciting topics! A new ECI called ‘Fur Free Europe’ and the European Citizens’ Initiative Day which takes place yearly to discuss the ECI-mechanism.In the first part, we talk to Joh Vin

How a ban of synthetic pesticides will save bees and farmers: with Veronika Feicht (Umweltinstitut München)

Jun 3rd, 2022 20m 9s

In the new episode of our podcast, we talk once again about the ‘Save Bees and Farmers’ initiative. This time, we had the pleasure to welcome Veronika Feicht, who works as an agricultural policy campaigner for the German-based NGO “Umweltinstit

Save Bees and Farmers ECI: Why we need to transform our agricultural system

May 19th, 2022 11m 18s

The 20th of May is "World Bee Day", and what would fit better on this day than publishing an episode that matches perfectly with that topic? Sophia introduces the "Save Bees and Farmers" ECI, which was initiated in 2019 and collected more than

How did the EU Commission answer to "End the Cage Age"? With Esben Sloth (World Animal Protection)

Apr 29th, 2022 20m 41s

In this episode we discuss the answer of the European Commission to the 'End the Cage Age' ECI with Esben Sloth, who works for the organisation World Animal Protection in Denmark.In June 2021, the Commission announced that it will initiate quit

Organizing an EU-wide campaign to ban cages for animals: with Olga Kikou (Compassion in World Farming)

Apr 1st, 2022 23m 14s

In this episode, Sophia talks to Olga Kikou from the animals' rights organization 'Compassion in World Farming' (CIWF) about the End the Cage Age Initiative. CIWF was the initiator of the initiative and Olga explains how the idea came about, ho

PETA on how the ECI "End the cage age" could do just that for billions of animals in Europe

Mar 16th, 2022 25m

In this episode of “Who will save Our Planet?”, Sophia talks to Peter Höffken who works for the animals’ rights organisation 'Peta Germany'. They dive deeper into the 'End the Cage Age' initiative (ECI) and talk about the current standards of k

European Citizens' Initatives - how drive positive change through European Union as a citizen

Feb 25th, 2022 14m 33s

In the first episode of "Who will save Our Planet?", Sophia introduces the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) mechanism. She explains what it is, how it came about and how you can start your own ECI! In the second part, she presents some ECIs

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