Simon Otjes

Oct 10, 2024 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | James Dennison |Simon Otjes |Chris Jarvis |Samir Jeraj

To expand their voter base beyond cities, Greens need to break out of the image of a mainly urban party appealing to university-educated people. In the UK, they managed to win two rural seats in parliament thanks to effective on-the-ground campaigning and convincing policy proposals. What are the lessons for European Greens? The UK general election on 4 July saw a political upheaval.

Mar 22, 2024 | intereconomics.eu | Simon Otjes

The self-styled “geopolitical Commission” under Ursula von der Leyen oversaw two major changes in European economic policy (Sánchez Nicolás, 2024a): on the one hand, there was the Green New Deal, an extensive regulatory agenda. On the other hand, there was the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) investment package. In the middle of the economic crisis due to the lockdowns to contain COVID-19, the European Commission took on debt to aid the economic recovery for affected regions.

Oct 13, 2023 | tacno.net | Simon Otjes

Foto: DPAFrans Timmermans želi postati šef vlade Holandije. Može li nekadašnji potpredsjednik EU Komisije voditi u pobjedu svoj savez ljevice? Piše: Simon Pieter Otjes; Preveo i uredio: Ešref ZaimbegovićSa svojim međunarodnim renomeom i svojim iskustvom iz EU Timmermans je sa gledišta socijaldemokrata idealan kandidat u trci za poziciju premijera.

Oct 9, 2023 | ipg-journal.de | Simon Otjes

Ende August trat Frans Timmermans als erster Vizepräsident der Europäischen Kommission einer der einflussreichsten Politiker in Brüssel zurück, um für das Amt des niederländischen Ministerpräsidenten zu kandidieren. Wie wird seine Kandidatur aufgenommen? Und wie stehen seine Chancen? In den Niederlanden wird der Name Timmermans in linken Kreisen seit drei Jahren hoch gehandelt.

Oct 3, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Simon Otjes |Jeroen Candel

Following the unexpected fall of the Rutte government, the Labour party and the Greens decided to run together for the snap election on 22 November. Far from an opportunistic union, the alliance is the result of groundwork laid at grassroots level and a common progressive vision for the future. An exciting development is on its way in the progressive movement. Increasingly, labour and climate are joining forces to work towards a just green transition.