Protests from the farming community have taken place in several European Union countries in the last few months. In the Netherlands, these protests began in 2019, following the government's desire to drastically reduce the excessive production of nitrogen and therefore the Dutch livestock population. What are the root causes of this crisis? And what are the implications for the rest of the EU? In this episode of “European States of Mind” podcasts, Éloise Bodin interviews Daan Boezeman and Henk Westhoek from the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn.⁠ #EU #Biodiversity #Climate #Agriculture #GreenDeal #Netherlands #Europe #Nitrogen #Crisis