23/08/2022 (Agence Europe) – Director-General of the European Commission department responsible for climate action (DG CLIMA), Mauro Petriccione died on Monday, 22 August, the institution announced. Offering her condolences to the family of the deceased, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen praised Mr Petriccione’s work, which “earned him respect and friendships in Europe [and] beyond”. In a tweet, Executive Vice-President for the Green Deal Frans Timmermans paid tribute to a “friend and colleague” whose “kindness, warmth, humour and professionalism will be missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him”. (DG)