Wopke Hoekstra

Great news! Huge thanks to the @europarl.europa.eu and the @eucouncilnewsroom.bsky.social for finalising this so fast.

Congratulations to the new Dutch government. Looking forward to working together on a stronger and more resilient Europe.

Very good to welcome Juvencio Maeztu, CEO of Ingka Group (IKEA).

We had a great discussion on resilience and competitiveness — and how businesses can achieve both while being climate-smart.

Always good to speak with 🇮🇹 Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani. We exchanged on EU politics, economy and competitiveness.

Great to see Senator @whitehouse.senate.gov again. We had a good conversation on geopolitics, transatlantic relations and climate policy. I am looking forward to my visit to US later this year.

Good to catch up with Alexander Dobrindt, 🇩🇪 Minister of Interior, on migration, German and European politics.

Good to see Hendrik Wüst 🇩🇪 to discuss European competitiveness.

Thank you to EU Climate Commissioner @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu for meeting at the Munich Security Conference to discuss our shared net-zero and clean energy goals.

We look forward to strengthening climate cooperation between California and the EU.

Very good to see 🇮🇸 Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir again in Munich. We discussed geopolitics and EU-Iceland relations.

As always great to catch up with 🇸🇪 @magdalenaandersson.socialdemokraterna.se in Munich and discuss national and European politics.

“Herinnering is als een hond die gaat liggen waar hij wil.”

Cees Nooteboom was een literaire grootheid van de buitencategorie. Wat een boeken, wat een poëzie, wat een fenomenaal mooie zinnen.

I’ve delivered one message to the CEOs: invest in Europe. Stay in Europe.

We offer predictability and stability.

We have a direction of travel. It is climate, competitiveness, independence.

Of course we still have work to do, and we need to do it fast.

We will.

My message to the European Industry Summit in Antwerp:

I'm ready to build the strongest business case for your industries to choose Europe.

With speed. With scale.

With access to affordable energy and new markets ↓

link.europa.eu/7kP6wk

I’ll be at the European Industry Summit later today alongside @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and other European leaders, where we’ll be meeting with industry representatives from across Europe.

My message ⤵️

As always a pleasure to meet 🇷🇴 Minister Diana Buzoianu. We had a good discussion yesterday on COP31 strategy and domestic climate policy.

Conversation très constructive avec la ministre🇫🇷 Monique Barbut à Nicosie. We touched upon key climate topics, including the Emissions Trading System, cars, and CBAM.

Cyprus is particularly vulnerable when it comes to water, making water resilience a central pillar of effective climate action.

Great to be back in Cyprus for the informal Environment Council. An important start to the mission with a meeting with Minister Maria Panayiotou. We discussed key climate priorities, from strengthening climate resilience to shaping the EU’s strategy for COP31.

We announced a set of measures to help manage energy prices under the ETS on buildings and road transport set to kick-in in 2027.

Today we’re delivering on one of these measures by fast-tracking investment to low and middle-income households and small businesses.

Trump’s Trade Barbs Won’t Push EU Closer to China, Hoekstra Says The European Union must resist China’s pull in clean technologies, even as it confronts the reality that deteriorating relations with the US may be “permanent,” according to the bloc’s climate chief.

The EU must resist China’s pull in clean technologies, even as it confronts the reality that deteriorating relations with the US may be “permanent,” @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu told Bloomberg 👇

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Great to reconnect with @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social 🇦🇺, President of negotiations for COP31.

We reflected on COP30 and the lessons that will shape preparations for COP31 in Türkiye.

Discussions with EU Member States kick off next week—important to get moving early.

Very good exchange with @bundestag.de President Julia Klöckner on Europe’s growth agenda and the positive stories coming from the cleantech sector. We also spoke about the important role of parliaments in policy making.

🗓️Wed 28/01, 14.45 CET - debate with Commissioner @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu

Proposals on CO2 emission standards for new light duty vehicles & vehicle labelling, amending CBAM & establishing the temporary Decarbonisation Fund

🎥Watch live: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/envi-comm...

It was a pleasure to catch up with Jens Spahn.

We discussed decarbonisation, competitiveness, and the evolving political and geopolitical context shaping Europe today.

📸 CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion

In Berlin today for the Welt Economic Summit and meetings. Great first exchange with 🇩🇪 Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder.

Excellent discussion on decarbonisation of transport, competitiveness, independence, simplification.

Europe and India are making history today.

We have concluded the mother of all deals.

We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.

This is only the beginning.

We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.

Staying close to science matters more than ever.

Excellent discussion with Johan Rockström in Davos on the latest scientific data, COPs and climate action.

@pik-potsdam.bsky.social

Very good to see 🇳🇴 Norwegian Minister of Finance @jensstoltenberg.bsky.social in Davos.

We exchanged views on climate action and geopolitics.

Very good to speak with 🇨🇭 Minister of Finance Karin Keller Sutter.

We discussed taxation, Pillar One and Two, geopolitics, and in particular the support for Ukraine.

As always great to catch up with Christine Lagarde @ecb.europa.eu @president.ecb.europa.eu in Davos 🇨🇭

We exchanged on climate, competitiveness and the state of economic affairs.