By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Dutch nominee to run the European Union's climate change portfolio is likely to face a tough hearing in the ...
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Hoekstra needs to win a positive assessment from the EU Parliament and pass a potentially close vote in the assembly with majority support. Past negative assessments have prompted some candidates to withdraw. The EPP does not hold a majority, so Hoekstra must win the support of other groups. It was not clear on Friday how they would vote.
The EU rolled out a world-leading package of policies to fight climate change and protect nature under previous EU Green Deal chief Frans Timmermans, who stepped down on Tuesday to run in Dutch elections. New EU green laws have faced increased political resistance - including from the EPP, which attempted to block a law to restore nature that the group said threatened farmers.
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