Frans TimmermansEvery podcast appearance, updated as new ones drop

Frans Timmermans, partijleider van GroenLinks-PvdA, wordt door drie interviewers ondervraagd: voormalig PvdA-leider Ad Melkert, journalist Bram Vermeulen en presentator Lara Billie Rense. Welke vragen hij krijgt en wie ze stelt, blijf tot op het podium geheim. In de zomer van 2023 verliet Frans Timmermans Brussel om na de val van het kabinet het gezicht te worden van de gezamenlijke lijst van GroenLinks-PvdA. Waar hij binnen Europa verantwoordelijk was voor de Green Deal, het ambitieuze plan van de Europese Unie om in 2050 klimaatneutraal te zijn, moest hij hier als leider van links de vervroegde verkiezingen winnen. Dat mislukt. GroenLinks-PvdA haalt 25 zetels, maar Wilders wint de verkiezingen. Sinds de start, wankelt kabinet Schoof I. Volgens Frans Timmermans zijn nieuwe verkiezingen onvermijdelijk. Maar kan Frans Timmermans links nu wel naar een overwinning leiden? Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In aanloop naar de Tweede Kamer verkiezingen ga ik een paar lijsttrekkers interviewen, met het thema 'casual & kritisch'. Deze keer duik ik in wat standpunten van Groenlinks/Partij van de Arbeid met Frans Timmermans . Hoe staat de partij tegenover mentale gezondheid onder jonge mensen? Wat is hun standpunt over de 'pechgeneratie'? En waar denkt hij dat weerstand voor klimaatbeleid vandaan komt? Dezelfde disclaimer die ik ook in het begin vertel, is dat ik deze productie volledig in mijn eentje maak, ik heb geen redactie of iemand die de video’s bewerkt. Ik doe dat allemaal zelf, wat ik maak kost tijd, dus ik zal maar met een paar lijsttrekkers kunnen praten voor de verkiezingen. :")

It's summertime in Sweden and Canada. The Filmmaker and the Advocate are taking a break, but the podcast isn't. For five weeks, Fredrik and Leilani bring their faithful fans and new listeners the PushBack Talks - Summer Series. These are curated podcasts from Season 2 - episodes you may have missed that are definitely worth a listen. We've pared them down, and updated each with recent news and a few personal reflections. So, whether you're stuck at home, or chilling on a beach - we hope you enjoy our Summer Series! Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, joins the Filmmaker and the Advocate in a frank discussion of the current housing crisis in the EU that is often overlooked and overshadowed. Mr. Timmermans reflects on the mistakes that were made along the way to cause the crisis, recognizing that the Social Democrats' commitment to Thatcher-Reagan neoliberalism, the market-based economy, and deregulation did not achieve just outcomes and in fact had gone very wrong where housing is concerned. But with housing or residential real estate being a persistently lucrative investment (including during crises), used to bolster GDPs, and given the primacy of private property, the housing crisis is one that is extremely difficult to undo. Change is afoot in Europe with the Parliament having adopted a report reaffirming the right to housing, and several States and cities adopting progressive legislation to protect tenants and affordable housing. But is there more that the Commission could do to advance the right to housing? Mr. Timmermans suggests that real change will only occur once the urgency of the situation is better understood by more people – and to make that happen he suggests that millions need to see PUSH-the film. We agree! Produced by WG Film Recorded & Edited by Mikey Jones Music by Florencia Di Concilio Social Media & Support - Maja Moberg Support the show

Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, joins the Filmmaker and the Advocate in a frank discussion of the current housing crisis in the EU that is often overlooked and overshadowed. Mr. Timmermans reflects on the mistakes that were made along the way to cause the crisis, recognizing that the Social Democrats' commitment to Thatcher-Reagan neoliberalism, the market-based economy, and deregulation did not achieve just outcomes and in fact had gone very wrong where housing is concerned. But with housing or residential real estate being a persistently lucrative investment (including during crises), used to bolster GDPs, and given the primacy of private property, the housing crisis is one that is extremely difficult to undo. Change is afoot in Europe with the Parliament having adopted a report reaffirming the right to housing, and several States and cities adopting progressive legislation to protect tenants and affordable housing. But is there more that the Commission could do to advance the right to housing? Mr. Timmermans suggests that real change will only occur once the urgency of the situation is better understood by more people – and to make that happen he suggests that millions need to see PUSH-the film. We agree! Produced by WG Film Recorded & Edited by Mikey Jones Music by Florencia Di Concilio Social Media & Support Team - Maja Moberg, Valerie Estrina, Hanna Leander Support the show

The Climate Ambition Summit this week announced some of the most ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions we have seen to date. And so with the European Commission announcing it’s target of 55% GHG reductions by 2030, the world has optimistically moved even closer to limiting warming to only 1.5C. So, what set of actual policies, financing, social protections and market incentives will guide the EU towards achieving this ambitious target? The European Green Deal. It’s a set of bold policies guaranteeing “economic growth decoupled from resource use” as well as ensuring “no place and no person is left behind.” Our guest this week is a major champion for The Green Deal, First Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans. Frans shares his deeply emotional family connection to our responsibility in this historic moment, and we discuss his passion for climate when it comes to radical shifts in energy that bring about redistribution of wealth and justice to the inequality crisis. And stick around for a performance from Rhys Lewis! — Please fill out our listener survey ! - Thank you! Don’t forget to join ‘Count Us In’ with your practical steps towards protecting our planet against climate change! — Rhys Lewis Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube — Frans Timmermans Twitter | Instagram | Facebook EU Climate Action Twitter | Instagram — Nigel Topping Twitter | LinkedIn Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook — Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn — Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn — Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1st 2020 - amidst the Covid lockdown - I interviewed EU executive Vice President Frans Timmermans on Instagram Live. We talked about bottle deposit schemes and the single use plastics directive. "bottle deposits are the only way to reach the 90% separate collection target" Hear what he has to say about it.

Standing up to bullies was ingrained in Frans Timmermans from his schooldays. The Dutchman came to prominence six years ago as his country's foreign minister with an emotional speech at the United Nations. Russian-backed separatists had shot down Flight MH17 packed with Dutch nationals, and Timmermans channelled the sentiments of a shocked nation to the world. In his next job as first vice president of the European Commission, he squared off with right-wing populists like the U.K.’s Nigel Farage and with autocratically minded leaders in Hungary and Poland. Last year Timmermans, a member of the Dutch Labour Party, led a passionate and energetic campaign to become the president of the Commission. And for a week it seemed he would be appointed. But his tenaciousness had stirred too much bad blood with Budapest and Warsaw, and that opened the way for conservatives to coalesce around a Christian Democrat alternative, Ursula von der Leyen. Timmermans took a role overseeing the European Green Deal as one of the Commission’s three Executive Vice Presidents. To succeed he needs to stand up to governments and vested interests rushing to reboot economies crashed by the coronavirus. That means ensuring the trillions of euros that the EU and its member states spend transform rather than entrench polluting industries and infrastructure. Timmermans starts off his first podcast interview with how songwriters from Jacques Brel to Bruce Springsteen have been a source of solace and inspiration for him. “Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. Wael Koudaih kindly contributed his track “Thawra” to this episode. You’ll find more of his music under the name Rayess Bek. Visit our website for episode art and for more EU Scream. Support the show