Frans Timmermans

• Leading the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal and its aim to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
• Delivering on the EU’s climate target to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030, ensuring that all economic sectors contribute to the efforts.
• Leading international climate negotiations on behalf of the European Union.
• Coordinating work on the Just Transition Fund, to support EU regions that face the steepest path to climate neutrality.
• Overseeing implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy to help tackle the biodiversity crisis, including by protecting and restoring nature across the EU, reducing the use of chemical pesticides, and planting 3 billion trees.
• Coordinating work on a zero-pollution future, covering air, water, noise, and chemical pollution.
• Overseeing implementation of the Farm to Fork strategy for sustainable food systems, covering every step from production to consumption, to reduce the pressure our food systems put on climate and environment and answer to consumers’ growing demand for sustainable food.
• Progressing on the circular economy, including by reducing unnecessary packaging, promoting reuse, and requiring that all products on the EU market are made to last, repairable, recyclable and made as much as possible of recycled materials.
• Bringing together Europeans taking action for climate and environment via the European Climate Pact.

Mission letter

European Parliament hearings

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• Meetings with Executive Vice-President Timmermans
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• Missions of Executive Vice-President Timmermans

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Declaration of interests