'European Commission urged the Netherlands to make the purchase of farmers'

'European Commission urged the Netherlands to make the purchase of farmers'

On behalf of the European Commission, Diederik Samsom has advised the Netherlands to oblige some of the farmers to buy out. This is what the NOS and research platform Follow the Money report after viewing documents.

European Commission urged the Netherlands to make it mandatory to buy out farmers

Forced buyout is very sensitive in The Hague. In any case, many parties reject it; Minister Van der Wal sees it as the very last solution.