The Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, defended the institution’s position in the ongoing interinstitutional negotiations (‘trilogues’) on the ‘Climate Law’ on Thursday 4 March, during a debate with the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI).
In particular, he tried to respond to criticism from some MEPs that the target defended by the Commission and the Council of the European Union of a net...