Frans Timmermans resigns from key EU climate job to run for Dutch PM
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Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU's ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country's next prime minister. #EuropeNews
  • to55@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    A lot’s going to change in the Netherlands, many well known politicians are leaving their jobs at the same time.

    • Vash63@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      If he becomes the new Premier that would be such a big change from so long with Rutte

      • to55@discuss.tchncs.de
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        11 months ago

        Absolutely. Omtzigt re-entering politics is interesting as well. And VVD’s Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said she wouldn’t necessarily exclude PVV in a coalition. With the size of PVV, a fully right-wing government seems a possibility as well.

        • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social
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          11 months ago

          I’d love to see the PvdA and Groen Links government but based on the behaviour of Dutch voters in the last effective elections I think a right wing coalition is much more likely to win

          • to55@discuss.tchncs.de
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            11 months ago

            Imagine a VVD-PVV-JA21 coalition. Total nightmare. I wish VVD would still be committed to excluding PVV so we could have the lesser of two evils.

            • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social
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              11 months ago

              In that sense I’ve always preferred Rutte in the VVD. He had many flaws but at least he always made sure the PVV never entered the coalition

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU’s ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country’s next prime minister.

    The alliance is currently leading in the polls with aggregator EU Elects favouring them with 17.1% of the votes, ahead of the centre-right VVD party of departing Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

    “I thank Frans Timmermans for his passionate and tireless work to make the European Green Deal a reality,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

    “Thanks to his excellent contribution and strong personal engagement, we have made great strides towards meeting the EU’s objectives to become the first climate-neutral continent, and towards raising the levels of climate ambition globally,” she added.

    Timmermans announced his intention to run on behalf of a left-wing alliance of socialists and greens in the upcoming Dutch general election in July, following the unexpected collapse of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s coalition government.

    His appointment means the EU’s climate policies will remain in the hands of a socialist, despite the scathing criticism of the main right-leaning European political group to which von der Leyen belongs towards the environmental initiatives led by Timmermans.

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