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Dutch government nominates foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra as EU Commissioner (www.euronews.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1892854

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Please no, Timmermans had his heart into it and got a lot done, Hoekstra however is a Shell alumnus and he nor his party has ever shown any serious concern for the climate catastrophe we’re in.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I didn’t know he worked at Shell, that should immediately disqualify him.