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Parliament today approved Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner for Climate Action and Maroš Šefčovič’s new role as Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Parliament today approved Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner for Climate Action and Maroš Šefčovič’s new role as Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

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