Eickhout was born in 1976 in Groesbeek,Gelderland,and he attended high school at the Cobbenhagen College in Tilburg. Between 1994 and 2000,he studied chemistry and environmental science at Radboud University in Nijmegen. During his studies,Eickhout was an intern at research information centers in Nijmegen and in the United States. He also served as chairman in the Nijmegen Association of Chemistry Students Sigma,[1] later a member of the Nijmegen University Council.[2][3]
Since 2021,Eickout has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly,which provides parliamentary oversight over the implementation of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.[25]
Eickhout was chosen as the leading candidate on the shared GroenLinks–PvdA list for the 2024 European Parliament election after he had been nominated by the boards of both parties.[26] The European Green Party later chose him and Terry Reintke to steer its campaign for the election.[27] Eickhout was a proponent of creating a European fund worth one percent of its GDP to invest in the industrial sector in order to increase the EU's competitiveness.[28] GroenLinks–PvdA received a plurality of eight seats in the Netherlands,and Eickhout received a fourth term.[29] He became his party's spokesperson for nature,environment,and agriculture,and he started serving as co-president of the Greens/EFA alongside Reintke.[30][31]
Personal life
As of 2024,Eickhout resided in both Utrecht and Brussels. He has a partner and a daughter from a previous relationship.[3]
Recognition
In December 2020,Eickhout received the Environment award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards.[32]
Eickhout, Bas (2016). Klimaatmores: Radicaal naar een andere norm[Climate mores: Radically to a different norm] (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Lemniscaat. ISBN9789047708032.
—————— (2024). Groen realisme: Strijdbaar voor een groene economie[Green realism: Fighting for a green economy] (in Dutch). Rotterdam: Lemniscaat. ISBN9789047716778.
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