THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers protested Wednesday against government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage on roads and burning roads, the latest moves in a summer of discontent.
The police suggested they prevent for security reasons and were investigating those responsible.
The traffic government said several roads in central and eastern Netherlands were completely blocked or blocked by early morning and that the fire branch rushed to clear roads as traffic piled up. Cleanup operations had to take hours on some roads.
Dutch media reported that a sign was left in one position that read: “Sorry for the inconvenience, Rutte IV is pushing us to despair,” referring to the government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the fourth coalition he led.
Police and the security government called on farmers to end what they described as harmful situations.
“Protesting is a basic right and as long as it remains within the limits of the law, much can be done,” the emergency said in a joint statement. threatening conditions for road users”.
The latest protests came a day after a government-appointed mediator sent invitations to farmers’ organizations to discuss the tactics of the country’s ruling coalition to reduce nitrogen emissions.
“I see the talks as a turning point: breaking the deadlock together,” mediator Johan Remkes said. “The company has confided in me that there is room and that non-unusual responses are possible. “
But some farmers rejected Remkes’ appointment as an independent ombudsman because he is a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s center-right political party and a former deputy prime minister.
Farmers are on the government’s goals of restricting emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which they say threaten to destroy their agricultural way of life and bankrupt them.
The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, produced by livestock, must be significantly reduced near natural spaces that are part of a network of habitats for endangered plants and wildlife that stretches across the European Union of 27 countries.
The ruling coalition needs to reduce polluting emissions nationally by 50% by 2030, calling the move an “inevitable transition” to soil, air and water quality in an EU country known for its extensive agricultural practices. He called on the provincial government to expand plans to reduce emissions and allocated another 24. 3 billion euros ($24. 6 billion) to fund the changes.
Farmers say they are unfairly targeted, while other industries, such as aviation, structure and transport, also contribute to emissions and face less broad standards. They also say the government is not giving them a transparent picture of their long-term term as a component of the proposed reforms.
Earlier this year, farmers blocked roads with tractors and blocked distribution centers.
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