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Around 10,000 farmers are planning a protest in the city, home to the Dutch government, to argue they are unfairly being blamed after a court ruling found the country is violating European emission rules. Police in The Hague said they had detained two demonstrators, one who drove over a fence with his tractor and another who attempted to interfere with his detention.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch farmers went on a go-slow in their tractors on Tuesday, clogging up major highways in the Netherlands as they headed to The Hague to demonstrate about what they complain is an attempt to make them the scapegoats over nitrogen pollution. Hundreds have converged on the capital by tractor, causing total tailbacks in excess of 1,000 km (620 miles) and bringing the city to a standstill.
“Some of the farmers in The Hague are driving over barriers, which causes damage and unsafe situations,” her office said in a statement. The Hague Mayor Pauline Krikke called a meeting of safety officials to discuss the situation. Thousands of Dutch farmers are heading en masse to the Netherlands capital, the Hague, to protest against environmental policies being inflicted on them by their coalition government. “Farmers and growers are sick of being painted as a ‘problem’ that needs a ‘solution’,” Dirk Bruins of the agricultural industry group LTO said in a statement. The protests were initially triggered by a government proposal to limit nitrogen emissions in The Netherlands by halving the country's livestock, but protesting farmers have … Dutch farmers went on a go-slow in their tractors on Tuesday, clogging up major highways in the Netherlands as they headed to The Hague to demonstrate about what they complain is … See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands staged a national protest on Tuesday, in support of their industry. Although no concrete steps against farmers have been announced, at least one political party has suggested the country reduce the number of live animals it produces, leading to an outcry from farming groups. 10.000 people in wild protest against the climate-hysteria.
“It’s in the interest of all that this demonstration today be allowed to proceed in peace and safety.”, Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Alison Williams. Road and drivers’ organization ANWB said more than more than 1,000 km (600 miles) of roadways were snarled by the tractors, contributing to what it called the worst morning commute in Dutch history. The 2019–20 Dutch farmers protests are an ongoing series of civil disobedience demonstrations by Dutch livestock farmers, characterized by the usage of tractors to block roads, occupy public spaces and intimidate officials.
Many building projects across the country have also been halted as the role of construction industry as the possible cause of the pollution also comes under the spotlight. Thousands of Dutch farmers rolled their tractors over highways to The Hague to protest a possible crackdown on nitrogen emissions from livestock and … “The police respect that farmers are standing up for their interest and we’re trying to facilitate this demonstration with hundreds of tractors as well as possible,” the police said in a statement, pleading for drivers to follow the instructions of traffic guides on the scene. Tractor farmers shutting down Netherlands in protest - YouTube 10.000 people in wild protest against the climate-hysteria.
Around 10,000 farmers are planning a protest in the city, home to the Dutch government, to argue they are unfairly being blamed after a court ruling found the country is violating European emission rules. Police in The Hague said they had detained two demonstrators, one who drove over a fence with his tractor and another who attempted to interfere with his detention.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch farmers went on a go-slow in their tractors on Tuesday, clogging up major highways in the Netherlands as they headed to The Hague to demonstrate about what they complain is an attempt to make them the scapegoats over nitrogen pollution. Hundreds have converged on the capital by tractor, causing total tailbacks in excess of 1,000 km (620 miles) and bringing the city to a standstill.
“Some of the farmers in The Hague are driving over barriers, which causes damage and unsafe situations,” her office said in a statement. The Hague Mayor Pauline Krikke called a meeting of safety officials to discuss the situation. Thousands of Dutch farmers are heading en masse to the Netherlands capital, the Hague, to protest against environmental policies being inflicted on them by their coalition government. “Farmers and growers are sick of being painted as a ‘problem’ that needs a ‘solution’,” Dirk Bruins of the agricultural industry group LTO said in a statement. The protests were initially triggered by a government proposal to limit nitrogen emissions in The Netherlands by halving the country's livestock, but protesting farmers have … Dutch farmers went on a go-slow in their tractors on Tuesday, clogging up major highways in the Netherlands as they headed to The Hague to demonstrate about what they complain is … See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands staged a national protest on Tuesday, in support of their industry. Although no concrete steps against farmers have been announced, at least one political party has suggested the country reduce the number of live animals it produces, leading to an outcry from farming groups. 10.000 people in wild protest against the climate-hysteria.
“It’s in the interest of all that this demonstration today be allowed to proceed in peace and safety.”, Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Alison Williams. Road and drivers’ organization ANWB said more than more than 1,000 km (600 miles) of roadways were snarled by the tractors, contributing to what it called the worst morning commute in Dutch history. The 2019–20 Dutch farmers protests are an ongoing series of civil disobedience demonstrations by Dutch livestock farmers, characterized by the usage of tractors to block roads, occupy public spaces and intimidate officials.
Many building projects across the country have also been halted as the role of construction industry as the possible cause of the pollution also comes under the spotlight. Thousands of Dutch farmers rolled their tractors over highways to The Hague to protest a possible crackdown on nitrogen emissions from livestock and … “The police respect that farmers are standing up for their interest and we’re trying to facilitate this demonstration with hundreds of tractors as well as possible,” the police said in a statement, pleading for drivers to follow the instructions of traffic guides on the scene. Tractor farmers shutting down Netherlands in protest - YouTube 10.000 people in wild protest against the climate-hysteria.