Despite the fact that a majority of the VVD does not support its nitrogen plans, Minister Van der Wal says she does not feel that her party does not support her. “I understand the concerns. I really mean that. When I started this job, I never expected that I would win the audience award. Not in the Netherlands and not in my own party.”
The heated discussion that was held during the party congress shows the balance between economy and nature what it is all about, according to the minister. On the one hand, there are the VVD members who want economic development, build houses and build roads. “That is not possible now because there is no nitrogen space.” Other VVD members cherish nature and want to pass it on to future generations, it sounds like.
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