French Green MEP Michèle Rivasi died on Wednesday. At the European Commission she dealt with the Pfizer scandal.
Michèle Rivasi, a Green MEP who pushed for the release of text messages between the president of the European Commission and the CEO of Pfizer, died on Wednesday at the age of 70. The politician suffered a heart attack on the way to the European Parliament in Brussels.
Rivasi has been a member of the European Parliament for the Greens since 2009. She was particularly involved in the fight against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and opposed the use of pesticides, including glyphosate.
Recently she has been involved in, among other things, the so-called Pfizergate, about unclear text message correspondence between the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla. The news focused on negotiations over a deal for 1.8 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
“Always ready to defend the principles she holds dear, Michèle Rivasi has dedicated her life to protecting biodiversity and our health and to the fight for the transparency of our institutions in the interests of European citizens,” we read in the press release.
Opponent of the “Covid certificate”
The Frenchwoman has also been outspoken about her position on vaccines. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the MEP criticized the introduction of the “Covid certificate” and the mandatory vaccination of health workers in France.
On the website
“We are deeply saddened by the death of our colleague Michèle Rivasi. (…) Her extraordinary career, passionate political struggle and empathy have left a mark on everyone who had the chance to know her,” said Terry Reintke and Philippe Lamberts on behalf of the Green Group/EFA.
“Today our group and the European Parliament lose a political activist who throughout her career sought above all to defend the public interest,” the statement said.
Before being elected to the European Parliament, Rivasi was a Socialist MP from France’s southeastern Drôme region from 1997 to 2002. She founded the Commission for Independent Research and Information on Radioactivity (CRIIRAD) after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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