# Council of State nitrogen ruling hits permits under Rutte’s cabinet

Date: 2019

On 29 May 2019 the Council of State struck down the nitrogen-permit programme. Housing and farm permits froze. Farmer revolt followed. The ruling is a court act; the prior permit scheme sat under his governments.

## People

- Mark Rutte: https://factrail.ai/people/mark-rutte

## 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-rutte-2019