Vice-President of the European Commission
Best moment
Worst moment
Formative moment
“My kids don’t have to train to fight other Europeans. That to me, is the single biggest gift that European integration has given me.” - Frans Timmermans
| Time | Question |
|---|---|
| 0:02 | Do you identify as a European? |
| 1:13 | What was your formative European moment? |
| 2:15 | What was the worst moment in recent European history? |
| 3:30 | What was the best moment in recent European history? |
| 4:09 | What is the single most important thing the EU has done for you personally? |
| 4:33 | What is the one thing you would most like the EU to have achieved by 2030? |
| 5:07 | In a poll we conducted, 58% of Europeans would like the EU to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 rather than 2050. If you could implement one European-wide climate action policy with this in mind, what would it be? |
| 5:33 | In another poll we conducted, 53% of young Europeans said that authoritarian states are better equipped than democracies to tackle climate change. What are your thoughts on this? |
| 8:23 | What can the EU do to enhance understanding of history? |
| 10:46 | How do you work to stay connected to the younger generations of Europe? |
| 12:16 | How can the EU still legitimately promote its fundamental values while demoracy and rule of law issues in Poland and Hungary continue worsening and spreading in other countries? |
| 15:19 | How do you work to remain connected with the other half of Europeans who feel left behind by Brussels and the EU? |