International Interview

European Commission VP Timmermans says Ukraine war has ‘increased urgency’ for a ‘sustainable society’

The upheaval of Russia’s war against Ukraine has further tested the already challenging agenda for the introduction of the European Commission’s measures on climate change, and notably its ambitious ‘Green Deal’ programme aimed at making the EU carbon neutral by 2050. The man in the hot seat is Frans Timmermans, European Commission vice-president responsible for the Green Deal and climate change measures. In this interview with Mediapart, he discusses the impact on the bloc of the war in Ukraine, the fossil fuel quandary, why European agriculture must move away from intensive farming to a sustainable, environmentalist model, and why he calls upon political leaders to show the “courage to recognise the crisis that we are in”.

Reading articles is for subscribers only. Login

After the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian-led war in Ukraine has further tested the agenda for the introduction of the European Commission’s measures on climate change and notably its ambitious Green Deal programme which aims to make the European Union (EU) bloc carbon neutral by 2050.

1€ for 15 days

Can be canceled online at any time

I subscribe

Only our readers can buy us

Support a 100% independent newspaper: without subsidies, without advertising, without shareholders

Get your information from a trusted source

Get exclusive access to revelations from an investigative journal

Already subscribed ?

Forgot password ?

See Journal’s homepage