As a Member of the European Parliament Jutta Paulus offers a personal perspective on the current developments at European level, with a focus on the impacts on environmental policy. Global wars and conflicts are shifting attention of policy makers towards short term challenges, achievements in EU environmental protection are now considered detrimental for competitiveness and the ability to deal with global crisis.  Jutta Paulus (born 1967 in Gießen, Hessen) is a German pharmacist and politician. After studying in Marburg (1986–1990), she moved to the Palatinate, where she has lived ever since. In 1991, she co-founded a laboratory specializing in indoor pollutants and ecotoxicology, later focusing on chemical testing and EU regulatory compliance. Following two decades in management, she sold her shares in 2012 and shifted her focus to politics, while continuing to work in quality management in laboratories and hospitals. As a long-standing member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Paulus has held numerous roles at local, state, and federal levels, particularly in energy, ecology, and environmental policy. She served as chair of the Green Party in Rhineland-Palatinate (2017–2019) and has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019 as part of the Greens/EFA group.