Forget tulips and windmills, the Netherlands is the dirty old man of Europe | Open Democracy - 2021 |

The Dutch image of a progressive paradise is just good PR - you only have to look at its record on the climate

Progressives in the UK and US often seem to think that if we only had proportional representation all our political woes would be solved. But if the Netherlands is anything to go by, think again. After seven months of political wrangling and two failed votes of no confidence in `caretaker' prime minister Mark Rutte, it's looking like the next Dutch cabinet will be made up of exactly the same parties as the last one. This is despite the fact that 71% of Dutch voters oppose carrying on as before.

[Rutte III re-invented as Rutte IV .., ]

German climate movement Letzte Generation will come to The Hague to join Extinction Rebellion

Why not ... the German provide their protest control water canons ... damn reminds me of 1940-45 Nazi occupation and Gestapo in my district.

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Pushback against Hoekstra's 2030 nitrogen goal remarks | Dutch News - June 2023 |

In an interview published in the AD, Hoekstra said that the 2030 deadline 'wasn't sacred' and supported pushing it back if need be. The CDA does not want to pass the problems on to the next generations,' he told the paper. 'But farmers must also be able to earn a fair living.'

The 50% reduction target is part of the coalition agreement and breaking away could mean major problems for the government.

Rutte Conservatie VVD party wasted years to appeal court decisions and ultimately lost ...

Landmark Decision by Dutch Supreme Court | 1 Jan. 2023 |

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