Frans Timmermans, European Commission Vice-President: ‘We don’t have an army to send to Member States’

1 July 2020

Investigate Europe

Environment/Dirty subsidies

Frans Timmermans, European Commission Vice-President: ‘We don’t have an army to send to Member States’

Investigate Europe

1 July 2020

About Dirty subsidies

2020 was supposed to be the year the EU would launch its ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis. But why does Europe sabotage its climate goals by subsidising the fossil sector by more than €137 billion per year?

The Vice President of the European Commission talks to Investigate Europe about how agreed emission targets won’t be achieved without cutting back on fossil fuel subsidies.

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