Tag: BBB

EU Nature Restoration Law Set To Reignite Dutch Farmer Protests

Recent protests in the Netherlands could just be the first firing shot in a wave of discontent after the European Parliament passed the Nature Restoration Law yesterday, despite conservative warnings that it would play into the hands of populists.

Dutch Government Collapse: Snap Elections Coming

Outgoing PM Mark Rutte, whose famed staying power in Dutch politics had earned him the nickname ‘Teflon Mark’, is facing a strong challenge from both the BBB and the PVV, as his own party is reportedly already contemplating his successor.

Brussels Backs Forced Buyouts of Dutch Farmers

Dutch journalist Eva Vlaardingerbroek has compared the government’s decision to holding a “knife to the farmers’ throats,” with officials still considering the use of mandatory purchase orders on up to 3,000 farms.

Farmers Party Surges in Dutch Elections

The populist BBB, only founded in 2019, is expected to become the largest bloc in the Dutch Senate as the ring-wing Forum for Democracy saw its vote share collapse.