Tag: Parliament in The Hague

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 15:23 UTC

  Thousands of protesting Dutch farmers laid siege to Parliament in The Hague

  

  Thousands of tractor-driving Dutch farmers stepped up protests on Wednesday against the government's climate policies, prompting authorities to block off parliament with army vehicles. In the second national demonstration in three weeks against government plans to curb nitrogen emissions, farmers laid siege to the country's seat of power in The Hague, causing widespread travel disruption.