The Binnenhof in The Hague is one of the targets of the farmers' action group Farmers Defense Force. The group announced this on social media on Tuesday, October 8. A new farmers' protest is planned for Wednesday 16 October.
In addition to the Binnenhof, where Dutch politics is located, Farmers Defense Force also targets the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). RIVM is located in Bilthoven. Mark van den Oever, the founder of Farmers Defense Force, has announced the 2 locations on Facebook.
Corrupt government
Farmers Defense Force released Monday, October 7 know to plan a new action. It was said that the group wanted to tackle the 'corrupt government'. That is why we chose RIVM, which is responsible for (incorrect) measurement of nitrogen emissions. Farmers Defense Force said earlier that it also wanted to tackle the real polluters. Then there were noises about a blockade of Tata Steel in IJmuiden. A spokesperson told Boerenbusiness however, know that this location is not on the schedule.
There was much talk in the media about actions at Schiphol airport. Farmers Defense Force rejects this one, however. It did, however, already know at the time that it would protest in the Randstad. In addition to farmers, the group also hopes for support from citizens and other professional groups (such as fishermen).
Nitrogen plans
After the farmers' protest on Tuesday 1 October in The Hague, Farmers Defense Force and Agractie gave politicians an ultimatum of 4 weeks to revalue the Dutch agricultural sector. However, on October 4, the planning from the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, which shows that livestock farming must nevertheless shrink. That went down the wrong way for many.
It is not the first time that farmers are targeting the Binnenhof. During the peasant protest in the year 1990 this historic place in The Hague was also full of tractors. Tractors were even parked on the stairs.
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