Netherlands

Farmer-citizen movement. Trump and Le Pen supported Dutch farmers, now they have caused an electoral shock.

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CNN: – In the Netherlands, a farmers’ protest party has caused a shock after winning state elections this week, just four years after it was founded. Could their rise have wider implications? The farmer-citizen movement, or BoerburgerBeweging (BBB), arose out of mass demonstrations against the Dutch government’s environmental policies, protests that saw farmers use their … Read more

Trade. US Targets Entities in China, Other Countries in Recent Russian Actions

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WASHINGTON – USA trade On Friday, the agency targeted entities in China, Canada and France, among others, in its latest response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding targets to its trade restriction list. Its actions, announced on the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion, aim to continue “efforts to cut off Russia’s defense industrial base and … Read more