Frans Timmermans bids to return to Dutch politics
Frans Timmermans bids to return to Dutch politics
The departure of the Green Deal chief would deprive the Commission of a political heavyweight on climate policy.
One year till the European elections and the commission is already falling apart with Timmermans and Vestager departures.
Timmermans is a very important candidate in The Netherlands that is having snap elections in November after prime minister Rutte finally decided to not run for his party once more after thirteen years of neoliberal governments.
It's an ideal moment for Timmermans to switch, because waiting until EU elections would mean he could not participate in the upcoming elections in The Netherlands.
That would likely mean the neoliberal VVD or farmer's party BBB would become largest and might even form an (extreme) right wing coalition just like happened in in several member states.
It's probably better for the EU that Timmermans switches now.
Yes, anyway the EU is kind of stuck right now with the Spanish presidency that obviously can't do much when they're having elections..
But what are Timmerans chances to become PM? In such a divided political landscape, even if he becomes the most voted party that doesn't ensure that he'll become PM.
Vestager departures.
Is she leaving? I haven't seen that anywhere.
She's applying to the EBI, and I think she'll have a suspension of her mandate starting very soon.