The Groningen coalition region collapsed after a vote on the Eemshaven wind farm

In the Groningen region, the Regional Government collapsed after a debate about the coming of a wind farm to Eemshaven. The Christian Union left after coalition partner BBB and two members of Groninger Belang voted against the coming of the wind farm.

The BBB, PvdA, ChristenUnie and Groninger Belang had agreed in the agreement last year not to allow a new wind farm, but to honor the existing agreements. The plan for a wind farm in Eemshaven has been in place since 2014 and a decision in principle about the wind farm was taken ten years ago.

“Today trust has been broken. We think completely differently about what a trustworthy government is,” said the head of the Christian Union group Fredric Geijtenbeek, according to a statement. North RTV. The Christian Union has three seats on the Regional Council.

He believes that by voting against the wind farm, the BBB and Groninger Belang have not taken responsibility for acting as a reliable government. “They are taking a turn that the Christian Union is not going to take. We do not recognize ourselves in a collaboration in which we are sometimes reliable and sometimes not. We do not see a basis for further cooperation with these parties.”

Before the debate, it was already clear that the BBB there are doubts about the plan. During the debate, the party announced that they would vote against it. “The BBB cannot approve this plan, despite the great pressure that has been put on us,” said Moes.

BBB wondered if they should agree to a plan that dates back to a different political era. “Is it true that we should consider ten-year plans more important than new visions? Should we then stick strictly to old plans and not listen to new issues such as health damage?”

Coalition parties PvdA and Christian Union appealed to their coalition partners just before the vote. “Stick to the agreements we made in the main lines agreement.” Although there was a split vote on the issue within the coalition, there was support majority The Provincial Council supports the plan.