Veteran Green MEP Bas Eickhout announces resignation after 17 Years: “I have had relationships that did not fit my role"

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Veteran Green MEP Bas Eickhout announces resignation after 17 Years: “I have had relationships that did not fit my role"
Bas Eickhout (left) with EU-president Von der Leyen. / photo: X

Dutch Green politician Bas Eickhout has announced he will step down as a Member of the European Parliament and as co-chair of the Greens/EFA group, ending a 17-year tenure in Brussels. In a written statement, Eickhout said he had “after much reflection” concluded that he no longer has the energy to continue in the role beyond the upcoming period.