# Dutch Council of State nitrogen ruling hits programmes Timmermans later campaigned on

Date: 2019

On 29 May 2019 the Council of State struck down the Netherlands’ nitrogen-permit programme. Farmer revolt followed. [Timmermans](/people/env-frans-timmermans) was in Brussels then later campaigned on a stricter nitrogen line. The ruling is a court act; the national conflict followed him home.

## People

- Frans Timmermans: https://factrail.ai/people/frans-timmermans

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-farmers-nitrogen-crisis-2019/
- https://www.raadvanstate.nl/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-nitrogen-crisis-timmermans