Former EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans still has no new job eight months after quitting politics

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Former EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans still has no new job eight months after quitting politics
Frans Timmermans in 2022 as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission / photo: EU

What happens when one of Europe’s most recognisable politicians suddenly disappears from public life? Eight months after stepping down following GroenLinks–PvdA’s election defeat, former Dutch Foreign Minister, former European Commission Executive Vice-President and social-democratic heavyweight Frans Timmermans says he still does not have a new job. Despite international speaking engagements, university appointments and decades at the highest levels of European politics, the 65-year-old admits that finding a position for the next chapter of his career has proven far from straightforward. Why has one of the Netherlands’ most prominent international figures not yet landed a major new role?

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