not to Brussels to renegotiate nitrogen plans
CDA leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra does not want to go to Brussels to renegotiate the nitrogen plans. Now knocking on the door in Brussels “is not the most effective route” to curb the crisis, Hoekstra said in Op1 on Thursday evening. The minister first wants nitrogen reduction.
“We need to work on the goals and sit down with farmers to solve this problem,” says Hoekstra. “We need solutions where innovation can play a role, where you can use other forms of agriculture and where you can and should work with fewer cows. There may also be farmers who want to stop themselves.”
The minister thinks that the demand for more flexible nitrogen rules in Brussels has now fallen on deaf ears. “Doing nothing now and expecting men in Brussels to adjust their plans” is not an option. If it is possible to reduce nitrogen emissions, there is “the possibility to go to Brussels”, Hoekstra thinks.
A motion by the BoerBurgerBeweging and JA21 to start talks in Brussels to review Natura 2000 policy, but count on the support of the CDAtie in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
mediator
The CDA leader is open to a mediator who can facilitate the dialogue between the cabinet and the demonstrating farmers. “It is a Dutch tradition to solve difficult things together,” says Hoekstra.
CDA leader @WBHoekstra does not want to go to Brussels to renegotiate the nitrogen plans. “I don’t think that’s the most effective route.” #On 1 pic.twitter.com/S8YloXKzIx
— Op1 (@op1npo) June 30, 2022
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Door: Peter Visser