Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s executive vice-president in charge of the European Green Deal, who first took office at the Commission in 2014 (see EUROPE B11152A1), is preparing to leave his post to stand in the forthcoming Dutch parliamentary elections, scheduled for 22 November.
These early elections are being held to elect a new parliament following the collapse of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s coalition with the liberal VVD party following a dispute over asylum policies.