Farmers in northern Belgium tried to enter Hoogstraten town hall after holding a mass protest in response to the EU government’s program to reduce nitrogen emissions, as was done in the Netherlands.
The Natura 2000 network, which requires the European Union’s 27 member states to protect certain habitats in an “environmentally and economically sustainable” way and therefore reduce nitrogen emissions, has created excitement among Dutch farmers. has now spread to the center of the EU. in Belgium. where farmers drive their tractors in the middle of Hoogstraten on Monday night.
Protesters who set the street on fire and tried to enter the town hall were reportedly outraged when the local government announced their support of the national government’s plan to impose restrictions on nitrogen, a move that will have little impact on agriculture. industry, local Het Laatste Nieuws Newspaper report.
The national government sought advice from municipalities before imposing restrictions. Nearly one out of every two local councils expressed a negative opinion on the plans in the agricultural district, while the Hoogstraten local government gave a positive opinion despite the opinion poll that resulted in 373 objections against 24 positive objections.
The lack of public voice angered the farmers, who drove their tractors into the city center, blocked the city hall to traffic, and then tried to enter the government building, but police eventually thwarted such an action.
Belgian peasants also rise up and block Hoogstraten. Some ran to the city hall shouting: “Farmers! Farmers! Farmers! pic.twitter.com/sBZfb8HD0s
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The protest in Belgium comes after months of demonstrations in the Netherlands, where Dutch farmers rebelled against the government of globalist Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who tried to implement similar measures that could shut down 30 percent of all livestock farms in the country. country.
Dutch farmers say that other countries in the European Union have not taken such drastic measures to ostensibly protect their habitats, thus placing their governments at a disadvantage.
The national agriculture lobby group, LTO, estimates that the industry accounted for 54,000 businesses nationwide and exported €94.5 billion in 2019. The Netherlands is also Europe’s largest meat exporter. It is the world’s fifth largest exporter of dairy products.
Speaking to Breitbart News in July, Dutch political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbrook said the departure of the Rutte government was nothing more than a “pilot” program for the Great Reset, where governments take back power and public property.
Dutch farmers: Eva Vlaardingerbrook tells Breitbart https://t.co/HP6RqbM8PV The Netherlands is a ‘pilot country’ for the ‘grand reset’ program
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) 16 July 2022
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