GD's Political Animal

The European Union's drive for Net Zero emissions imperils food security, and risks alienating and impoverishing much of rural Europe. E...

A Dutch party formed just four years ago, in opposition to government plans to close farms and cut livestock levels to fight climate change,...

Belgian farmers paralyzed Brussels on Friday with a Netherlands-style farmers' Freedom Convoy, to protest the government's planned e...

A Health Canada-funded report recommends zero alcohol consumption, and calls for mandatory warning labels on all alcoholic beverages as a fi...

The Dutch government's plans to fight climate change by slashing the country's livestock population continues to  meet with resistan...

Angry Dutch farmers vow to cause more protest chaos than ever | The Telegraph - Joe Barnes:  August 6, 2022 - "Dutch farmers have vowe...

Farmer protest taking place across Canada this weekend | Orillia Today - Rob Paul:  Jul 22, 2022 -"This Saturday, across Canada, prote...

A Popular Uprising Against the Elites Has Gone Global | Newsweek - Ralph Schoellhammer:  July 7, 2022 - - "A popular uprising of worki...

Why farmers' protests that kicked off in The Netherlands are spreading across Europe | Firstpost : July 18, 2022 - "A farmers prote...

Dutch farmers block food distribution centers over new environmental rules | Deutsche Welle : July 4, 2022 - "Farmers in the Netherland...

Norway drops almost all COVID-19 restrictions | Politico Europe - Hanne Cokelaere: February 12, 2022 - "Norway is dropping most COVID-...

Thousands protest against France COVID vaccine pass | Al Jazeera : January 15, 2022 - "Protesters have taken to the streets in cities a...

With riot police on strike, Amsterdam bans upcoming Covid lockdown protest | NL Times - ANP/NL Times: December 31, 2021 - "The city of...

Europe faces its second covid Christmas with lockdowns, cancellations and rising cases | Washington Post - Perry Stein & Rick Noack:  D...

Covid: Dutch go into Christmas lockdown over Omicron wave | BBC News :  December 19, 2021 - "Netherlands has announced a strict lockdow...

‘Make Austria Great Again’: Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in Europe | Global News - Reuters [ stress added] : December 4, 2021 -...

COVID in Europe: Austria extends lockdown as Portugal tightens restrictions | Euronews  with AP: Map courtesy New York Times December 1, 202...

Covid: Dutch partial Covid lockdown sparks protests | BBC News - Reuters: November 14, 2021 - "Police in the Netherlands have used wat...

Covid: Dutch crisis as court orders end to Covid curfew | BBC News : Feb. 16, 2021 - "A court in The Hague has told the Dutch governmen...

Swiss march in lakeside tax haven to protest COVID-19 lockdown | Reuters - Arnd Wiegmann: February 6, 2021 - "Some 500 protesters marc...