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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, we vote in the EU Parliament on whether plant-based products can use meat names. 🍔

Together with my Group, I will vote against the
#VeggieBurgerBan!

Let’s invest our efforts in what really counts - climate action and social justice - not word games!

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 8d

Have your say on EU animal welfare legislation 🐾

The European Commission is updating its legislation based on public input gathered through a consultation open until 12 December 2025 👉 lnkd.in/eQ5DRhEG

Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of EU animal welfare policy!🗣️

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 10d

💜 Today, on #SafeAbortionDay:
Let’s remember that women’s rights are never guaranteed.

Abortion is healthcare.

Sexual & reproductive rights are fundamental rights.

Across the EU, access to safe abortion remains unequal.

We must defend the right to safe & legal abortion everywhere 🇪🇺

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 12d

2019: I got arrested after an anti-nuclear protest at a Belgian airbase.

2025: The fight continues.

#NuclearWeapons kill civilians indiscriminately, devastate entire regions & harm future generations. They must be banned.

#InternationalDayForTheTotalEliminationOfNuclearWeapons

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Catarina Vieira @catarina-europe.bsky.social · 15d

With unstoppable energy, the #BackToTheFuture march made it from Maastricht to Brussels. Against deregulation and for a future that protects people and planet, they were loud and clear 📣 and I was so happy to walk alongside them for the last bit, also with the wonderful @tillymetz.bsky.social

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 14d

❌ From #GreenDeal to Green Delay

The Commission postponed the #DeforestationRegulation again. How much more time & credibility will they waste?

Every delay means more forests lost, communities harmed & our future at risk.

🌳 @greens-efa.eu will keep fighting: for forests, people & the planet!

Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 16d

Today, on #EuropeanDayForHumaneScience, I stand to support the phase-out of animal testing.

Cruelty-free choices can assure safety & drive innovation.

Together, we must defend these bans to keep Europe leading in humane science! 🐾

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Délégation Europe écologie au Parlement européen @europeecologie.eu · 27d

Et les réactions de @tillymetz.bsky.social @mounirsatouri.bsky.social @majdoulinesbai.bsky.social et @marietouss1.bsky.social

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 27d

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❌danger to children, pedestrians & cyclists

❌unfair competition

Transport civil society is raising the alarm, so am I.

We must protect EU safety & climate standards, not trade them away for polluting profits.

The Commission must come clean: will it stand firm for EU rules?

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · 27d

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🚨The Commission is risking our #roadsafety & fuelling #pollution: I have submitted a written question demanding answers, along with my colleagues from the Greens.

The mutual recognition clause in the EU-US trade deal risks a surge in monster SUVs.

That means:
❌high CO2 & toxic emissions

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Supporting meat alternatives is good for #humanhealth, the #environment, #animalwelfare🌱

Thanks to @easac.bsky.social for the invite to their report launch.

A fair EU food transition must include consumers, farmers & stakeholders, with coherent policies & political courage as essential conditions.

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Pleased to speak at the EAPM Vision 2030.
Personalized medicine holds promise for patients, but only if it’s equitable.
➡️Access still varies across EU
➡️Risk of “luxury medicine” is real
➡️Tech like decentralized trials & EU-wide data sharing can help
Equity must be at the ❤️ of innovation.

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Jul 9

Despite the hottest June on record, EPP sided with far right to block urgent EU climate action, choosing delay & denial.

The file is now in the hands of a Patriot MEP, jeopardising the EU’s ability to have a position ready for #COP30.

A shameful setback for people, planet & the EU’s credibility.

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thrilled to co-author this call for bold EU leadership in science, public health, and women’s rights from research and innovation to access to care and gender equality across Europe 👩‍🔬💪

shorturl.at/DO6MF

@spietikainen.bsky.social @stinebosse.bsky.social @mepsforwomenhealth.bsky.social

The EU must show leadership and stand up for science, health and women’s rights

In a global context marked by unprecedented attacks on science, health and women’s rights, the EU has an opportunity to demonstrate its leadership ...

www.theparliamentmagazine.eu

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Jun 27

Kindness should be a policy 💚🐾

I was honored to speak at @eurogroupforanimals.org annual conference alongside @nielsfuglsang.bsky.social & others.

We discussed animal transport, the vote on cats & dogs, ECIs & what's next for EU #animalwelfare.

Thanks for the motivation to continue the fight! 🐱🐷

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Jun 18

EU pharma reform trilogues kicked off.

As we negotiate this law, we must keep in mind why it's important for patients across the EU.

💊Equal access to medicines
💉Meaningful innovation
🧫Real solutions to AMR
🔎Transparency in the pharma sector

I look forward to working with the entire EP team.

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Jun 10

A step forward for European Rail! 🚂 🇪🇺

In today's trilogue on the capacity regulation I negotiated:

- more coordination and safeguards on national strategic guidance
- more binding EU frameworks
- setting up of an Advisory Performance Panel
- creation and consultation of European Railway Platform

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · May 23

Is there a better way to wrap up a packed week than diving into a #PolicyTriangle on animal transport? 🐷

Thanks to @joswabe.bsky.social and Nancy De Briyne from the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe for the interesting discussions.

www.euractiv.com/section/heal...

EU animal welfare rules: A backward step on transport? - Euractiv

As part of the revision of the EU’s animal welfare legislation, the European Commission presented in December 2023 a proposal for new rules on the protection of animals during transport.

www.euractiv.com

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · May 22

Care for Mental Health, Invest in Social Rights

First meeting of the EP Intergroup of Mental Health alongside my co-chairs @mariawalshmep.bsky.social @janatoon.bsky.social and Alex Saliba.

Our objective - better care for mental health and EU strategy

#EuropeanMentalHealthWeek

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · May 20

#PandemicAccord is a big step for global health security and solidarity. It may not include everything we had hoped for, but it is a breakthrough. I am pleased to see multilateralism deliver - but we must now build trust, ensure fair access to health tools, and support WHO’s leadership.
#WHA78

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Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 @greens-efa.eu · May 14

Today, @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social ruled that the Commission failed to uphold transparency rules around text messages with the CEO of Pfizer.

#Transparency and democratic #accountability must be at the heart of EU decision-making.

Our MEP @tillymetz.bsky.social: www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/p...

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · May 8

Majority of MEPs just voted in favour loosening the Habitats Directive – lowering the wolf’s protection status.😢🐺

Species protection isn’t a bargaining chip! We need real solutions, not symbolic politics.

This is a heavy blow for environmental and species protection.

#WolfProtection #Biodiversity

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · May 8

Time to protect the #wolf and to reject the Commission’s proposal to lower the protection status! 🐺

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Apr 24

One Health is not optional 🌍

It must be a political imperative.
Whether it’s PFAS in water, AMR from factory farms, or climate-fueled outbreaks — we need joined-up governance, not siloed fixes.

We have to stop firefighting symptoms and start governing systems.

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Tilly Metz @tillymetz.bsky.social · Apr 10

Animal Transport: Step 2 ✅

After attempts by far-right, EPP & Renew to delay the whole process-time had come to submit amendments.

Our green demands include shorter transport times, sea transport time limit, strict rules for unweaned animals, phase-out of live export & improved temperature limits.

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