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2023/03
March 2023
Euronews
Euronews Witness

The Dutch nitrogen crisis

For an episode of the Euronews program ‘Witness’, journalist Hans von der Brelie travels to the Netherlands where many farmers are opposing government plans to drastically reduce livestock in order to slash nitrogen emissions, a major source of pollution in the country. He visits and interviews Wim from a workgroup that preserves the Dutch natural reserve De Peel to see what damage is caused there by nitrogen.

He also portrays dairy farmer Omgo and Eddie, his old school friend, farmer consultant and member from the new Dutch political party Farmers Citizens Movement (BBB), to listen to their views.

With a nitrogen specialist from the Dutch national institute for public health and environment he visits a nitrogen measurement location and a political analyst from the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant explains what the consequences are of the landslide win of the BBB party at the Dutch regional elections.

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Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie filming farmer Omgo Nieweg and BBB politician Eddie van Marum.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie filming farmer Omgo Nieweg while he is milking his cows.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie filming introduction of himself.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie interviewing BBB politician Eddie van Marum.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie filming farmers protest flags hung upside down.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie filming a nitrogen measurement station in natural reserve De Hoge Veluwe together with nitrogen specialist Roy Wichink Kruit from the Dutch National for Public Health and Environment (RIVM).
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie interviwing Wim van Opbergen from the Workgroup Preserve De Peel.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie interviewing political analyst Raoul du Pré from the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
Euronews reporter and cameraman Hans von der Brelie interviewing political analyst Raoul du Pré from the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
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