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Title: Green Dictatorship? Netherlands Politicians Answering to the EU instead of Voters
Post by: rangerrebew on March 25, 2023, 12:11:01 pm
Green Dictatorship? Netherlands Politicians Answering to the EU instead of Voters
14 hours ago Eric Worrall 47 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall

h/t Breitbart; The EU sees no reason to allow the Netherlands to change course, despite a resounding rejection of EU agriculture policies during recent elections.

BBB and VVD denounce ‘interference’ by Diederik Samsom, who advised the Netherlands to buy out farmers

The Netherlands has been advised by Diederik Samsom, who works for the European Commission, to oblige some of the farmers to be bought out because of the nitrogen crisis. Various parliamentarians want clarification about the ‘interference’ of the former PvdA leader. European Commissioner Frans Timmermans would then ‘like’ to talk to BBB leader Caroline van der Plas.

Interior editorial 22-03-23, 07:49 Last update: 3/22/23, 2:59 PM

The NOS and research platform Follow the Money revealed Samsom’s role after viewing documents. Caroline van der Plas (BBB), together with her colleagues from VVD and JA21, asks the minister for a response to this ‘strange interference’ by Diederik Samsom. “He’s not even an elected representative of the people,” she tweeted. PVV leader Geert Wilders is even more outspoken: ‘Unelected PvdA mastodon Diederik Samsom wants to tear the Netherlands down completely from the Brussels backrooms. How I long for a #nexit.’

Following the outrage, Commissioner Frans Timmermans is ‘pleasant’ to talk to BBB leader Caroline van der Plas about a solution to the nitrogen crisis. She is very welcome. I am very happy to receive it,” says the climate man of the European Commission. Timmermans is happy to explain the European rules to the BBB leader, he says. But he insists that the Netherlands must then make choices itself, for example whether farmers should be able to choose for themselves whether to be buy out or whether they can be forced to do so. That is not up to us.”

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/03/24/green-dictatorship-netherlands-politicians-answering-to-the-eu-instead-of-voters/
Title: Re: Green Dictatorship? Netherlands Politicians Answering to the EU instead of Voters
Post by: The_Reader_David on March 25, 2023, 05:28:18 pm
Of course they are.  That's why the British voted to leave the EU.  If a country is in the EU, the EU, rather than the voting citizenry calls the tune.
Title: Re: Green Dictatorship? Netherlands Politicians Answering to the EU instead of Voters
Post by: sneakypete on March 25, 2023, 09:25:41 pm
Coming soon to a country we all live in,if anyone but Trump is elected.

ONLY a "One Term President" can avoid the pressure of backing off from legislation in order to avoid losing votes in the next election.
Title: Re: Green Dictatorship? Netherlands Politicians Answering to the EU instead of Voters
Post by: Fishrrman on March 25, 2023, 10:01:07 pm
"Green Dictatorship? Netherlands Politicians Answering to the EU instead of Voters"

Anyone with a clear head and a bit of foresight would have seen this from the EU's beginning...