Ursula Von der Leyen, Europe’s new supremo, certainly did not miss her entrée. Since her investiture over the summer Brussels is buzzing with energy and renewed enthusiasm about European leadership on climate and environmental protection. Not only did she announce a European Green Deal, but she also put Frans Timmermans, a heavyweight in the previous Commission, in charge of delivering it. Timmermans promptly appointed Diederik Samsom, the architect of the recent Dutch climate deal, as his chief of staff.
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