Mohammed Chahim (born 18 April 1985) is a Moroccan-born Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a

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(MEP) since

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. He is the EUs Socialists & Democrats vice president and rapporteur for the carbon border adjustment mechanism. "Politico" rated him with an influence of 17/30 in October 2023.

Education and career

Chahim was born in

Fez, Morocco Fez () or Fes (; ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes, Fez-Meknes administrative region. It is one of the List of cities in Morocco, largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to ...

, and he grew up in the Dutch cities of

Weert Weert (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maas ...

and

Helmond Helmond (; called ''Hèllemond'' in the local dialect) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of ...

. He graduated with a

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from

Tilburg University Tilburg University is a Catholic research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg, Netherlands. Tilburg has a student population of about 19,1 ...

in 2013, and he subsequently researched sustainability and the

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at the

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(TNO) in

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

Political career

Chahim was elected to the

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

for the Labour Party. He was reelected in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

and

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

. In 2014, he became party group leader in the council, a position he held until 2019, when he resigned his seat following his election to the

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. Chahim has served as a

since

. In the European Parliament, he has served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, where he is the

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for the

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism A carbon tariff or carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is an eco-tariff on embedded carbon. In 2024 the United States said it is not a carbon tax, but the World Trade Organization has not come to a conclusion. One aim to prevent carbon leaka ...

. In 2020, he also joined the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport. In addition to his committee assignments, Chahim is part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with

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.Mohammed Chahim

. He is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. In 2021, Chahim was part of the European Parliament's official delegation to the

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(COP26). Chahim is the head of EP's work on the carbon border tax, an element of the

Fit for 55 Fit for 55 is a package by the European Union designed to reduce the European Union's greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. It is part of the union's strategy of the European Green Deal presented first in December 2019. The package was propos ...

climate package. He is enforcing the Green Deal in the Socialists & Democrats parliament bloc, when he made the bloc rejecting conservatives industry friendly legislation in carbon market regulation in summer 2023. This step forced the Parliament to accept steeper emission targets than intended by the commission. In March 2024, Chahim was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at ''

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s annual MEP Awards. He was re-elected in June 2024 as the second candidate on the shared

GroenLinks–PvdA GroenLinks–PvdA (), alternatively PvdA–GroenLinks, or GreenLeft–Labour in English, is an alliance between GroenLinks (GL) and the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (PvdA) in the Netherlands. The Electoral alliance, political allian ...

list, which won a

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in the Netherlands of eight seats. His focus has since been on climate, industry, and energy.

Electoral history

References

External links

Mohammed Chahim
''europa.pvda.nl'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Chahim, Mohammed Living people 1985 births MEPs for the Netherlands 2019–2024 Labour Party (Netherlands) MEPs Moroccan emigrants to the Netherlands People from Helmond Municipal councillors in North Brabant People from Weert Tilburg University alumni MEPs for the Netherlands 2024–2029