Most important news at a glance:
– Rijkswaterstaat advises road users to postpone the journey† That certainly applies to people in the middle of the country† The reason is the traffic on the road, which has arisen because in different places in the country tractors on the highways to drive.
– It understanding for angry farmers is increasing, while the Dutch are less concerned about the impact of nitrogen on nature, according to research by I&O Research commissioned by Trouw. almost the half (45 percent) of respondents in the research says ‘fully’ support the farmers’ protests† In October last year this was still 38 percent.
– To be on the program various speeches of farmers, administrators of farmers’ organizations and politicians like Caroline van der Plas (BBB) and Roelof Bishop (SGP)† The day of action will be concluded with rural rock by the Drenthe band Mooi Wark.
– The organizers of the action day want ‘Turning your back on The Hague’† They believe that farmers are being hit disproportionately hard and call the nitrogen plans ‘unachievable, impracticable, unnecessary and undesirable’†