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Kadri Simson
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 48 |
Date of birth | January 22,1977 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Tartu |
Estonia | |
Party | Estonian Centre Party |
Parents | Aadu Must |
Ülle Must | |
Nationality | Estonian |
Position | European Commissioner for Energy |
European Commissioner for Energy since 2019 | |
Education | University College London |
University of Tartu | |
Previous position | Member of the Estonian Riigikogu (2019–2019) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 717597 |
Kadri Simson Life story
Kadri Simson is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party, European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. She was previously Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications in Jüri Ratas' first cabinet from 2016 to 2019.
Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop
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... In March, the EU s Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson called on countries and firms to stop buying Russian gas, and not to sign new contracts...
EU leaders asked to agree on capping gas prices
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... EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson says for LNG, but she has also raised the prospect of imposing a price cap purely on Russian gas...
EU divided over how to step away from Russian energy
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... Europe s reliance on Russian energyAt a press conference on Monday, the EU s energy policy chief Kadri Simson said Russia halting gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria had strengthened the bloc s will to become independent of Russian fossil fuels...
Of the Leyen, the Commission: The ones to watch in Europe's top-table
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New EU Commission team enshrines gender equality
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... Who else is on the list? Johannes Hahn (Austria), Budget and Administration; Didier Reynders (Belgium), Justice; Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria), Innovation and Youth; Dubravka Suica (Croatia), Democracy and Demography; Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus), Health; Vera Jourova (Czech Republic), Values and Transparency; Kadri Simson (Estonia), Energy; Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), International Partnerships; Sylvie Goulard (France), Internal Market; Laszlo Trocsanyi (Hungary), Neighbourhood and Enlargement; Paolo Gentiloni (Italy), Economy; Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia), An Economy that Works for People; Virginijus Sinkevicius (Lithuania), Environment and Oceans; Nicolas Schmit (Luxemburg), Jobs; Helena Dalli (Malta), Equality; Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland), Agriculture; Elisa Ferreira (Portugal), Cohesion and Reforms; Rovana Plumb (Romania), Transport; Maros Sefcovic (Slovakia), Relations and Foresight; Janez Lenarcic (Slovenia), Crisis Management; Josep Borrell (Spain), A Stronger Europe in the World; Ylva Johansson (Sweden), Home Affairs...