The Dutch police announced that he warned fireworks on Tuesday (05/07) evening, without causing casualties, but hitting a tractoron the sidelines of the mobilization of farmers and breeders against a government plan aimed at reduction of nitrogen emissions.
“Around 22:40 (23:40 Greek time) tractor drivers attempted to collide with police officers and police vehicles,” in Heerenveen, in the north Netherlandsthe police said in a message on Twitter.
“One was presented threatening situation. Warning shots and targeted shots were fired,” he adds.
“One tractor was hit” and three people were arrested clarifies the police, emphasizing that an independent investigation into the police shooting has been launched.
As the Athens News Agency reports, the Dutch farmers and ranchers protest regularly since June 10 when the government announced plans aimed at reducing emissions of nitrogen, a greenhouse gas.
In the last few days, they had blockaded the distribution centers of many supermarkets with tractors, causing shortages of some products.
The Netherlands, the second greater export of agricultural products in the world after the USA, it is also one of the countries with the largest emissions of gases that cause climate change in Europe – and nitrogen in particular. This situation is partly due to the many herds that graze on its plains.
The Dutch government is seeking to reduce nitrogen emissions by up to 70% in 131 important zones – most of them close to nature reserves and protected areas – in order to meet its 2030 environmental targets.
For farmers and ranchers, this plan means a 40% reduction in emissions and around 30% less farm animalsaccording to Dutch media.
Farmers state that they are unfairly targeted compared to big business and industry and many are committed to resisting any plan to downsize or close their operations.
Source: News Beast
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