I discuss the political implications of my analysis, with Vula Tsetsi, Secretary-General of the Greens in the European Parliament, and Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Timmermans responsible for the European Green Deal.
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Albena Azmanova
Professor of Political and Social Science, University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies
Vula Tsetsi
Secretary General of The Greens/Efa Group in the European Parliament
Diederik Samsom
Head of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Timmermans
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