Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Farmers block A35 between Buren and Almelo in both directions, 28 July 2022
Farmers block A35 between Buren and Almelo in both directions, 28 July 2022 - Credit: Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie, @RWSverkeersinfo / Twitter - License: All Rights Reserved
Politics
farmers protest
A35
Buren
Almelo
ANWB
Caroline van der Plas
BBB
Thursday, 28 July 2022 - 15:20
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Farmers block A35 highway for barbecue; Pro-farmer MP threatened

Farmers used tractors to block the A35 and A1 highways around the Azelo junction in both directions on Thursday afternoon. The hard shoulder is clear but not used to pass the blockade. The police asked the farmers to let trapped traffic between Rijssen and Azelo pass, and the protesters responded to this. They are barbecuing on the road and say they’ll be relieved by a new crew of protesters around 5:00 p.m. BBB leader Caroline van der Plas announced that she is canceling her media appearances because she is being threatened.

According to the ANWB, delays around the Azelo junction and nearby Buren are increasing. The surrounding roads are also increasingly crowded. According to an ANP photographer at the scene, the police are present but not acting against the protesters for the time being.

A police spokesperson said they are monitoring the situation on the roads. “If necessary, action will be taken in coordination with the municipality.” the spokesperson could not say whether that will happen with the blockade at Almelo.

This is the latest in farmers’ blocking the highways in protest against the government’s nitrogen plans. On Wednesday, protesters dumped waste, soil, and fertilizer on various roads. Some of the waste contained asbestos. Prime Minister Mark Rutte denounced the protests. Security regions, the Rijkswaterstaat, and the police asked farmers to stop the unsafe actions.

Caroline van der Plas will not appear in the media or attend her scheduled working visits in the coming period, she said on Thursday. “I don’t feel safe right now.” She said she receives several threats per week.

“The anti-farmer lobby or the anti-BBB lobby is running at full speed. The hate messages are increasing rapidly, and the threats are now also coming in,” said Van der Plas. “Apparently, BBB is getting too big in the polls, and people think they can pour hate on you.”

Reporting by ANP and NL Times

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Over €100,000 raised for Rotterdam shooting victims
  • House damaged by explosion in Rotterdam; Explosion at home in Hoofddorp
  • Trade union FNV announces work stoppages in timber trade
  • Over 340,000 birds spotted during international bird count, starling at the top
  • Families can now house their loved ones in need of care in their backyard
  • €28,5 million in cocaine seized at Vlissingen port

Top stories

  • Over €100,000 raised for Rotterdam shooting victims
  • RKC goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen regains consciousness after on-field collapse
  • One dead and three injured after major fire in house in Gouda
  • Gas production in Groningen stopped after 60 years
  • RKC-Ajax suspended after goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen collapses unconscious
  • Seventh anniversary of the abduction of Amsterdam girl Insiya Hemani

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content