Frans Timmermans is stepping down at a crucial time for European climate laws to become the lead candidate for a left-wing coalition in the Dutch elections in November.

Former European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans, a prime minister candidate in Dutch elections later this month, backtracked on his commitment to the 2030 deadline of halving nitrogen ...

Frans Timmermans may own a Mini with a Union Jack emblazoned on its roof, but Brexiteers shouldn’t expect an easy ride from the front-runner to become the next president of the European ...

Two weeks ahead of a referendum on whether Britain will remain in the European Union, Frans Timmermans says the EU must recalibrate its mission.

Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU's ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country's next ...

The Latest | UN Climate Summit EU climate chief Frans Timmermans said Friday that a proposal made by the bloc on funding for loss and damage and mitigation is “a final offer” that seeks to ...

One-time presidential hopeful Frans Timmermans, a heavy hitter in EU politics, will preside over the European Green Deal to be unveiled by the end of the year.

Washington Post opinions editor-at-large Michael Duffy speaks with Andrea Meza Murillo, Costa Rica's Minister for Environment and Energy, and Frans Timmermans, the executive vice president of the ...

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans on Thursday said he wants to become the next Dutch prime minister and will contest a parliamentary election in the Netherlands in November.

GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans has said the Netherlands needs to take steps to limit population growth in the long term by admitting fewer labour migrants. Timmermans’ comments were seen as a ...

HEERLEN, the Netherlands — Frans Timmermans was in a relaxed mood as he voted in the European election early Thursday. “I’ll have to think about this,” the Socialist candidate for European Commission ...

Frans Timmermans is a Dutch politician, born in 1961 in the Netherlands. He studied French literature at Radboud University Nijmegen and European law and French literature at the Nancy-Université ...