Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The European Commission in Brussels said through a statement that, following his decision to run in the upcoming general election campaign in the Netherlands, Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans has submitted his resignation as a member of the European Commission. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her gratitude to Executive Vice President Timmermans for his many years of successful work on behalf of the Commission and European citizens and accepted this resignation with immediate effect.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided to assign the duties of the Executive Vice President of the European Green Deal to Vice President Maros Sefcovic. It also decided to temporarily assign responsibility for the climate action policy portfolio to Vice-President Sefcovic until a new Commission member nominated by the Netherlands is appointed.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “I thank Frans Timmermans for his enthusiastic and tireless work to make the European Green Deal a reality. He has been a key member of the College of Commissioners. Thanks to his excellent contribution and strong personal involvement, we have made great strides towards achieving the EU’s goals in that Becoming the first climate-neutral continent, and towards raising levels of climate ambition globally Frans Timmermans' contribution to the Commission's work and to the European project goes beyond the European Green Deal.He has helped shape many of the Commission's initiatives in a truly collective way.
Timmermans also served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission from 2014-2019 as Senior Vice President responsible for improving regulation, inter-institutional relations, the rule of law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, before taking over responsibilities for the European Green Deal in 2019. Current mandate of the Commission.
In this role, he coordinated the European Commission's ambitious legislative agenda to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and represented the European Union in international negotiations on climate change.
He also coordinated the work of the European Commission on the EU Biodiversity Strategy, on a pollution-free future and circular economy.
President von der Leyen informed the President of the European Parliament and the Presidency of the European Council, which Spain currently holds, of the arrangements that had been made following the resignation of Frans Timmermans, in order to facilitate the smooth continuation of all ongoing operations. President von der Leyen also sent an official letter to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, including a request for a new candidate for the post who holds Dutch citizenship.
President von der Leyen wishes Vice-President Živcowicz much success in his new assignment. The President expects Vice-President Śefchowicz to advance climate protection and the European Green Deal with the ambition that this requires.
Now that the legislative framework for the European Green Deal is largely in place and unprecedented amounts of decarbonization financing have been secured, it is time to take the European Green Deal to the next level and shift the focus from the rules to the implementation-out.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Having successfully dealt with the most difficult files in the past, Maros Sefcovic is one of the largest and most experienced members of my faculty. As Executive Vice President, he will be responsible for moving the European Green Deal forward with the same priority.” Following the successful legislative phase, EVP Živcović will focus on the successful implementation of the European Green Deal as Europe's growth strategy.Our priority will be to promote clean industrial innovation, modernizing our networks and infrastructure for the energy transition and access to critical raw materials.The implementation of the Green Deal requires We will engage in a more intense dialogue with industry and key stakeholders such as forest owners and farmers, as well as citizens.Finally, we will continue to develop a stronger international strategy for the European Green Deal, in line with our economic and geopolitical interests.The Commission will strengthen multilateral Green Deal diplomacy in order to strengthen Europe's leadership role in global renewable energy and energy efficiency targets.