Nitrogen Approach Program

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Cows in a stable
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Dutch government's farmers buyout scheme may be illegal state aid: report
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An inverted Dutch flag and a sign reading, "The nitrogen policy sucks, please get your things from the neighbors," in Broek in Waterland about opposition to the nitrogen policy. 30 June 2022
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Nitrogen targets won't change, Cabinet says as it puts discussion on hold
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(Left to right) Gerg-Jan Segers (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), Mark Rutte (VVD), and Wopke Hoekstra presenting the Rutte IV coalition agreement, 15 December 2021
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MP's accuse CDA of creating Cabinet crisis by backpedaling on nitrogen goals
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Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels
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Parliament returns from recess to debate Hoekstra's nitrogen comments
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Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink In 2022
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Farmers face intimidation when switching to more sustainable methods, minister claims
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Farming
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Organic farmers could be spared in nitrogen policy, Minister says
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Herd of cows
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Nature organizations also won't budge in nitrogen negotiations with Dutch gov't
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Mark Rutte
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PM Rutte says he can't take away farmers' concerns; Meeting with mediator today
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Rijkswaterstaat cleaning up asbestos-containing waste that farmers dumped on the A1 toward Amersfoort, 28 July 2022
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Farmers' highway protest life-threatening and unacceptable: Dutch PM
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Firefighters fighting a fire set by farmers on the A50 near Apeldoorn, 27 July 2022
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Various highways closed as farmers protest nitrogen policy
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Plenary meeting hall of the Tweede Kamer, Dutch Parliament's lower house (Photo: Wikipedia/Sisyfus)
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Farmers' party shooting up in polls; Coalition in trouble
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Farmers dump hay bales and soil on Dutch roads to protest against the government's nitrogen policy, 27 July 2022
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"That's what you get," farmers' group says about new protests; Won't talk to gov't
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Tractors on the A2 at the Ekkersweijer junction, 22 June 2022
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Farmers protesting on highways again; Hay bales burning along A28
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Donald Trump
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Donald Trump expresses support for Dutch farmers in speech denying climate change
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Pig farm
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Over half of livestock farmers must close or shrink in nitrogen strategy
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Tractors block the on- and off-ramps of the A28 near Beilen, 4 July 2022
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Farmers call for 15 minute general strike in the Netherlands today
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Farmers protest: Tractors blocking the eastbound lanes of the A67 between Eindhoven and Venlo at the Liessel offramp, 27 June 2022
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Agriculture sector's nitrogen targets could be lower: Finance Ministry
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Police arrest a suspect.
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Eight arrested for farmers riot at minister’s home; Airport protest relaxed
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The A1 highway around Stroe closed in both directions due to massive traffic jam caused by tractors heading to farmers' protest, 22 June 2022
Crime
Video: Police fire shots at Heerenveen farmer protest; Actions at Groningen airport today
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Police officer talking to farmers at a highway blockade on the A67 near Hapert, 4 July 2022
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Farmers' protests: Some 15 arrested at distribution blockades, 200 fined on highways
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Ferry service between Den Helder city and Texel Island
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Fishing ships join farmers’ protests; Texel ferry service shut down
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Tractors block the on- and off-ramps of the A28 near Beilen, 4 July 2022
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Tractors on highways, blocking distribution centers in another day of farmers protests
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Mark Rutte in a parliamentary debate on notes leaked from the cabinet formation process, 1 April 2021
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Cabinet wants to ban protests in front of politicians’ homes after farmers incidents
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Tractors on the A2 at the Ekkersweijer junction, 22 June 2022
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Farmers protests increasingly radical, police say; Coalition party demands debate