Court Reprimands Wiersma: 'Minister Abused Authority'

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Minister of Agriculture Femke Wiersma overstepped her bounds when she intervened during a court hearing in Zwolle earlier this year. She must still release data on the number of animals on livestock farms.

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Outgoing Minister of Agriculture Wiersma (BBB) "abused her powers" by blocking the publication of data on livestock farm emissions. The Overijssel District Court ruled this, NRC reports. The court has not yet made the ruling public, but journalists from NRC, Omroep Gelderland, and Follow the Money already have it because they were involved in the lawsuit. In 2022, they requested the publication of a database detailing the number of animals on li…

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Caretaker Minister Femke Wiersma (BBB) wrongly blocked the publication of emission data from livestock farms. This data can be used to calculate the effectiveness of nitrogen policy.

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Outgoing Minister of Agriculture Femke Wiersma (BBB) has decided to temporarily pause the publication of data on livestock farms. This database contains information on the number of animals per farm, which is used, among other things, to calculate nitrogen emissions. The Overijssel District Court ruled that Wiersma improperly exercised her authority in this regard. Nevertheless, the Minister emphasizes that due care is her top priority.

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Outgoing Minister of Agriculture (BBB) Femke Wiersma "abused her powers" by blocking the publication of emission data from livestock farms, NRC reports. "The minister's actions can only be understood as an action to delay the publication of the requested emission data," the Overijssel court wrote in a ruling Thursday morning.