On Tuesday 22 August, the European Commission formally announced the resignation of its Executive Vice-President in charge of theGreen Deal Frans Timmermans, a move that had already been mooted for several weeks (see EUROPE B13227A30).
This decision follows the nomination of the Dutch politician to head a joint Social Democrat (PvdA) and Green (GroenLinks) list for the early elections in the Netherlands, scheduled for the autumn.
In a press release, the President of the European...