23/07/2024 (Agence Europe) – The current European Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, from the Netherlands, has been nominated by the Dutch government as a candidate for the next European Commission. “I thank PM Dick Schoof and his team very much for their trust”, he posted on X on Tuesday 23 July. This decision was described as “striking” by several media outlets, including RTL Nieuws - the Dutch media outlet that broke the news on 22 July - given that the...