Protesters block A12 road in The Hague, calling for end to subsidies; vow to continue until government takes action
Abdullah Aşıran |04.02.2024 - AA
Police officers take security measures while hundreds of climate activists block the final section of the A12 main road leading to Parliament, staging a sit-in protest and protesting the end of fossil fuel use in The Hague, Netherlands on February 03, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Police in the Netherlands arrested hundreds of climate activists in the Hague who were protesting and blocking the main road leading to parliament and demanding an end to fossil fuel use.
Organized by the Extinction Rebellion environmental group, demonstrators gathered despite police barriers, blocking the last section of A12, the entrance to the city, causing traffic disruptions on connecting routes.
Protesters, advocating for the cessation of oil, coal and gas usage, criticized the government's fossil fuel policies. Carrying banners and signs that read: "Stop fossil fuel subsidies", "Climate is full", and "I stand here for my children," demonstrators staged a sit-in on the road.
The activists announced they would continue road closure protests until the government lifts fossil fuel subsidies.
Environmental activist Yolanda Schuur told Anadolu that they demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies.
Schuur pointed out that the cessation of fossil fuel subsidies has not yet occurred. "Fossil fuel subsidies amount to approximately 46.5 billion per year.
“The phased plan to end them should have been presented to the House of Representatives at the end of last year, but we are still waiting for it," she said.
Highlighting the worsening climate crisis, Schuur stated: "We will return to the A12 main road and sit there until fossil fuel subsidies are lifted."
THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Police in the Netherlands arrested hundreds of climate activists in the Hague who were protesting and blocking the main road leading to parliament and demanding an end to fossil fuel use.
Organized by the Extinction Rebellion environmental group, demonstrators gathered despite police barriers, blocking the last section of A12, the entrance to the city, causing traffic disruptions on connecting routes.
Protesters, advocating for the cessation of oil, coal and gas usage, criticized the government's fossil fuel policies. Carrying banners and signs that read: "Stop fossil fuel subsidies", "Climate is full", and "I stand here for my children," demonstrators staged a sit-in on the road.
The activists announced they would continue road closure protests until the government lifts fossil fuel subsidies.
Environmental activist Yolanda Schuur told Anadolu that they demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies.
Schuur pointed out that the cessation of fossil fuel subsidies has not yet occurred. "Fossil fuel subsidies amount to approximately 46.5 billion per year.
“The phased plan to end them should have been presented to the House of Representatives at the end of last year, but we are still waiting for it," she said.
Highlighting the worsening climate crisis, Schuur stated: "We will return to the A12 main road and sit there until fossil fuel subsidies are lifted."
Greens congress choose veteran duo to take them to EU elections
By Euronews
By Euronews
Published on 03/02/2024 -
MEPs Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout received staunch support from the majority of the party.
The European Green Party on Saturday chose two of its most well-known EU lawmakers to take them to the European Parliament elections in June.
German MEP Terry Reintke and Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout were both backed by Green party congress delegates in Lyon — getting 55 percent and 57 percent of the votes, respectively.
The choice is a safe one - both Eickhout and Reintke are senior figures in the Greens' group in the European Parliament.
Speaking to Euronews, Eickhout said Europe had fallen behind the likes of the US and China when it came to green innovation.
"China is doing very clear industrial policies. Look at how they deal with the electric car. America, United States investing a lot of money in green innovation. So the green race is on. And Europe was at the forefront," he said. "If you want a future where you have a future job then you need the Green Deal."
Eickhout spearheaded the group's efforts on the Green Deal legislative package. Reintke, for her part, has been particularly active on issues like the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, as well as the protection of minority rights and gender equality. Reintke became the political group’s co-leader in 2022.
The Greens have been extremely vocal on their desire to strengthen the EU's Green Deal to combat climate change. The deal pledges net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.
Reintke, 36, is running for her third term in office, while Eickhout, 47, is hoping for his fourth.
MEPs Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout received staunch support from the majority of the party.
The European Green Party on Saturday chose two of its most well-known EU lawmakers to take them to the European Parliament elections in June.
German MEP Terry Reintke and Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout were both backed by Green party congress delegates in Lyon — getting 55 percent and 57 percent of the votes, respectively.
The choice is a safe one - both Eickhout and Reintke are senior figures in the Greens' group in the European Parliament.
Speaking to Euronews, Eickhout said Europe had fallen behind the likes of the US and China when it came to green innovation.
"China is doing very clear industrial policies. Look at how they deal with the electric car. America, United States investing a lot of money in green innovation. So the green race is on. And Europe was at the forefront," he said. "If you want a future where you have a future job then you need the Green Deal."
Eickhout spearheaded the group's efforts on the Green Deal legislative package. Reintke, for her part, has been particularly active on issues like the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, as well as the protection of minority rights and gender equality. Reintke became the political group’s co-leader in 2022.
The Greens have been extremely vocal on their desire to strengthen the EU's Green Deal to combat climate change. The deal pledges net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.
Reintke, 36, is running for her third term in office, while Eickhout, 47, is hoping for his fourth.
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