‘If we don’t solve the nitrogen crisis, our economy will get stuck’: Dutch deputy PM
By France24
15 April 2023 |
5:03 am
The Dutch coalition government survived a no-confidence vote on April 5. But its problems are far from over – with pressure from the farmers' movement causing tensions inside the coalition. The pro-farmers' BBB party made a breakthrough in the provincial elections in March, rattling the political establishment.
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