EU Supports Dutch Government Plans To Shut Down Farms And Ban Farmers Forever From Returning

The European Commission in Brussels has backed a scheme by the globalist government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Netherlands that would see thousands of farms shut down in order to comply with EU climate goals.

On Tuesday, the governing arm of the European Union officially threw its support behind plans by the Dutch government to buy out thousands of farmers from their lands in order to meet the EU’s Natura 2000 scheme to protect certain environments. The plan, which would offer farmers 120 per cent of the value of their farm, could see some 3,000 so-called “peak” emitters of nitrogen shut down.

It was unclear before this week whether the EU would permit such a scheme, as it could have potentially fallen unfavorably of regulations surrounding state aid or subsidies. However, Brussels said that the plans were “necessary and appropriate” as they met the broader goals of the European Green Deal.

“The positive effects transcend any distortions of the free market,” the statement added.

In addition to the plan to buyout — or eventually force out if they refuse to cooperate — the “peak” emitting farms, the government is also planning an additional scheme that would give dairy, pig, and poultry farmers a deal for 100 per cent of the value of their farm if they desired to shut down. In total, some 1.4 billion euros is projected to be set aside for both farm shutdown schemes.

Should the plan go ahead, it would not only be an enormous blow for the farming industry in the Netherlands, which is one of the most productive in Europe but could possibly affect other nations as well, given that part of the circumstances of the buyout scheme is that the Dutch farmers would be forbidden from relocating to other countries and starting up farms abroad, meaning that their knowledge and ability would be destroyed.

.@RobertKennedyJr Sides With the Dutch Farmers, Says the Government Engaged in a 'Bait-and-Switch'

"This combination of corporate and government power … colluded to get those farmers to switch over to heavily nitrate, fertilizer-dependent farming," attested Kennedy.

"And so,… pic.twitter.com/8iy5kmZ0WB

— The Vigilant Fox ? (@VigilantFox) May 3, 2023

The EU has given the Dutch government the green light to buy out 3000 #DutchFarmers offering them 120% of the market value, ‘incentivising’ them to sell ‘voluntary’ (if they don’t, they’ll be expropriated later).

Oh, and they won’t be allowed to start over elsewhere in the EU. pic.twitter.com/iuj220PEjK

— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) May 2, 2023

Responding to the announcement from the EU, Dutch political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek said: “This is how they do it: they put a knife to the farmers’ throats. They make sure they don’t get their licenses renewed, they’re plaguing them with new rules & restrictions every day and then offer them a bride, knowing many will take it out of pure desperation. It’s all so vile.”

“I also highly doubt that prohibiting them to start over elsewhere in the EU is even legal. The whole idea of the EU was supposed to be about freedom of movement and freedom of workers. This is some next-level USSR stuff,” Vlaardingerbroek added.

The ploy to shut down thousands of farms is by no means a done deal, however, given that it would need to be handled primarily at the provincial level. This may be difficult for the novice Rutte government as the upstart tractor rebellion backing Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) party not only became the single largest party in the Dutch Senate in March but also one of the largest parties at the provincial level where many of the farms are located. 

There have also been some flaws within Rutte’s coalition, with the CDA party articulating doubt over the general nitrogen emission crackdown following the unexpected victory of the BBB party.

EU Told Dutch Govt to Double Down on Forced Farm Closures to Gain ‘More Flexibility’ on Green Regulations https://t.co/2TyxHlSZBC

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 23, 2023

EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch government to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogen https://t.co/0a9CnS9Mtu pic.twitter.com/txtNvBqRvV

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 3, 2023

Dutch government could force farmers to sell their land against their will

Dutch government may force farmers to sell their businesses, or bribe them to stop, after the European Union’s advice warning of “dangers of nitrogen and ammonia.” pic.twitter.com/lV9Jgq1dPO

— Sherman T. Potter III (@ShermanPotter51) May 3, 2023