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EU Parliament approves ‘climate’ Commission chief without Greens backing

Published 20:31 on July 16, 2019  /  Last updated at 00:21 on September 16, 2020  / Ben Garside /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The European Parliament narrowly endorsed Ursula von der Leyen as the new European Commission president late Tuesday, though her promise of a “green deal for Europe” failed to win over the assembly’s most dedicated environmentalists.
The European Parliament narrowly endorsed Ursula von der Leyen as the new European Commission president late Tuesday, though her promise of a “green deal for Europe” failed to win over the assembly’s most dedicated environmentalists.


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