Since coming to Brussels in 2019 to spearhead the EU's climate response, former leader of the Dutch labour party Diederik Samsom has been operating outside of the public eye.
Although far from being camera shy — he was once dubbed the 'Quizking' by Dutch press after winning his fifth televised game show — as head of cabinet for vice president Frans Timmermans he keeps a low profile.
But Samsom masterminded the Green Deal, and it is he who is chiefly responsible for pushing, stee...
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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.