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Whether the new De Hem district will be built, right next to the bird polder near Goutum, is still not final. The Council of State believes that Leeuwarden has insufficiently substantiated that the land paradise does not suffer as a result. Campaigners are happy: "Exactly on the point of the birds, we are right."
The construction of houses in De Hem near Goutum can continue, according to the Council of State on Wednesday. However, the municipality needs to rethink the buffer zone for meadow birds.
The city council of Leeuwarden needs to take a closer look at the plans for the construction of homes near the Hounspolder near Goutum. The Council of State sees shortcomings in the plans and gives the Council six months to come up with solutions. That is stated in an interim judgment that the Council of State has just published. The municipality of Leeuwarden wants to build 395 houses in the hamlet of De Hem.
The red beech tree at the entrance of the St. Hippolytus Church in Middelstum (Groningen) has won the public election for Tree of the Year. The tree, which is more than 150 years old, received almost 3000 votes more than the number two, which is located in Utrecht. The election will be held by the SBNL Nature Fund. With the prize, the fund wants to draw attention to beautiful, special or monumental trees, or trees that are significant for the environment and the community de-risked.
F-35s flying over the province up to one o'clock at night and aircraft engines running 24 hours a day. It will all be possible if the House of Representatives approves the Wodg, the Defence Readiness Act. Four nights of 120 take-offs and landings of F-35s at Leeuwarden Air Base. That is what will soon be possible if the law is introduced, says Geert Verf of dorpsbelang Marsum.
Minister Van Weel of Justice talks to Mayor Halsema of Amsterdam about Sunday's pro-Palestinian demonstration in the capital. There, flags were shown from Hamas and support was expressed for that Palestinian terrorist organization. "This went far beyond my borders," Van Weel said this afternoon in the House of Representatives. The BBB had brought him to Question Time to explain.
State Secretary Erkens van Landbouw still has to assess whether three pig farmers comply with the rules on docking the tails of their animals. That was the ruling of the Board of Appeal for Business in a case that had been brought by Pigs in Need. Pig farmers say that cutting or shortening the curly tails is necessary to prevent the pigs from biting each other's tails. According to Pigs in Need, better prevent tail biting by improving the living conditions of pigs.
Little remains of a national plan to plant more forests. In 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture presented the Forest Strategy. It stated that 37,000 hectares of forest had to be added in ten years. Provinces are largely responsible for planting, but six years later their goals are still far from sight.
State Secretary Erkens wants to relax regulations for zoos looking to renovate their animal enclosures. According to the minister, zoos attempting to innovate are currently hindered by excessive permits and bureaucracy. By easing these rules, the cabinet aims to encourage modernization within the sector.
The much-discussed rainbow flag is flying at the House of Representatives to mark Coming Out Day, a global event focusing on coming out. It is the first time the flag has been raised at the Dutch parliament. While rainbow flags were hoisted nationwide, several were stolen in Oldebroek, Gelderland.
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