This week Belgian farmers and their supporters rallied in the hundreds, if not thousands, in front of the city hall in Hoogstraten.
Video shows the protesters chanting around burning tires as blaring sirens go off.
Later in the day, the protesters burst through the doors of city hall and were recorded chanting “hoo-eh!” at police officers who’d rushed inside to stop them from proceeding.
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The protest in Belgium follows months of demonstrations in the Netherlands, where the Dutch farmers have risen up against the government of globalist PM Mark Rutte, attempting to usher in similar measures, which could shut down as much as 30 percent of all livestock farms in the nation.
The Dutch farmers have claimed that other nations within the European Union have allegedly not imposed such draconian measures to protect habitats. Therefore their government is putting them at a disadvantage.
The protesters, who set fires on the street and attempted to stage a break-in of the city hall, were reportedly angered by the local government expressing support for the national government’s plan to impose limits on nitrogen, a move that would disproportionately impact the farming industry, the local Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper (HLN) reported.
According to HLN, the protesters had previously filed complaints over the government’s nitrogen policy and were outraged when they learned that the municipality was going to move forward anyways.
The European Union’s Natura 2000 network mandates that the 27 member states must protect designated habitats in a “sustainable manner, both ecologically and economically.” It, therefore, must cut nitrogen emissions — spurring widespread unrest.
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