EU's wannabe climate chiefs made to sweat as MEPs play tug-of-war – POLITICO
Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič will have to answer more questions to win the Parliament’s approval.
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Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič will have to answer more questions to win the Parliament’s approval.
MEPs on the environmental committee will have three hours to grill the designated climate commissioner, the Netherlands' Wopke Hoekstra, on Monday.
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