Legal Affairs Committee clears way for Hoekstra hearing

Members of the EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) on Tuesday looked into possible conflicts of interest for climate commissioner-designate Wopke Hoekstra. MEPs decided in camera that there were no conflicts of interest for him to carry out his role as chief negotiator for international climate policy . They thus cleared the way for Hoekstra’s hearing in the Environment Committee on Oct. 2.