Everyone argues with Femke Wiersma

When it took office in July, the Schoof cabinet promised to move the long-running nitrogen issue forward. And the BBB, with nitrogen minister Femke Wiersma, promised to take care of that. Now, more than a year later, the issue remains deadlocked.

In this episode of The Hague Affairs, we talk with Wouter van Loon and Derk Stokmans about the nitrogen crisis the Netherlands is increasingly sinking into. You'll hear about the devious paths the caretaker minister is trying to take, why they're drawing criticism from all sides, and what the standstill says about current politics.

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