It is still unclear whether an agreement will actually be reached between the cabinet and LTO on Tuesday evening. Insiders say there is still work to be done in several areas. There would also be disagreement within the LTO about what is now on the table. The Northern and Southern regions in particular would not agree with what is there, especially when it comes to a maximum number of cows per hectare of pasture, according to insiders. Furthermore, Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not be present on Tuesday evening due to commitments abroad.
Rather, it is taken into account that an agreement will also be discussed in the coming days. For the moment, a new meeting of the main table is scheduled for Wednesday, in which, in addition to agricultural organizations, the provinces, representatives of large-scale distribution and the food industry (CBL and FNLI) and the naturalistic and environmental organization LandscapesNL are taking part.
More time
After his conversation with the four coalition parties, Adema also hinted that it will take longer than on Tuesday. On Tuesday he updated the parties on what the trial will look like “in the coming days”, but wants to aim for “clarity this week”.
The goal is to find a solution this week, Minister De Jonge said before the consultation. “It’s worth a lot” for the toilet to go out, he added.
Logically
Earlier in the day, coalition parties were updated by Adema. This has led to criticism from the opposition. It’s ‘logical’ to do so, says De Jonge. According to him, the Chamber should be informed of the outcome of the negotiations. ‘But in the middle of the process it’s fine to catch up with coalition parties. It’s very common.’
Last week there was also a consultation between the LTO and the “physical domain” of the cabinet. In retrospect, the Cabinet and the LTO have been cautiously positive. The locker would have moved already. Earlier that day, LTO had suspended talks because, according to the interest group, there had not been sufficient progress on the matter.