Frisia

2019/09/12

Platfoarm Europa fan de Steaten fan Fryslân launched in Frisia

a 9/12/2019

Yesterday, Sybren Posthumus (Frisian National Party ) and Charda Kuipers (GreenLinks) were elected respectively the chairman and vice-chairman of the Platform Europe of the States of Friesland. Posthumus was a former member of the European Free Alliance (EFA), a party in the European Parliament. The Platform had its first meeting in the new State Period 2019-2023. The Platform Europe is the body in Provincial States that deals with 'European affairs'.

Rally for the Frisian language called for April 24th in The Hague

a 4/24/2019

The Council of the Frisian Movement (Ried fan de Fryske Beweging), the Association of Frisian Education and Civil Action Group Sis Tsiis have called for a march on Wednesday 24 April. Their aim is to join a large number of Frisians to The Hague to make clear to the House and the government that the central government must better fulfill its duties with regard to Frisian.

Friesland votes: FNP loses supports

a 3/31/2019

On Wednesday 20^thMarch, the Netherlands headed to the polls to elect new provincial representatives and water board. The Frisian National Party (FNP) lost some votes but keep their 4 regional councillors. In 2015 the FNP achieved 25,027 votes (9,46 %) which have been reduced to 23,662 votes and a 7,93 %. The Frisian National Party is soft left/Neither progressive nor conservative.

Frisian National Party defends the Fryske Akademy in the Government Agreement on Frisian Language and Culture

a 2/21/2019

The Frisian National Party (FNP) wants a solid and robust scientific, qualitative and financial future for the Fryske Akademy (Frisian Academy). In the matter of the College of the Provincial Executive of Friesland, the party demands attention. This led to the recently concluded Government Agreement on Frisian Language and Culture (BFTK), which states that in the summer of 2019 the position will be reviewed. The FNP is now asking for clarification on the use of the Provincial Government.

The FNP wants the Fryske Akademy to remain a fully-fledged and robust scientific institute, which operates as an institution under the institutional and research order of the KNAW. This is to ensure that at least the same high scientific standards will continue to work in the future.

If the province of Fryslân delivers a large financial contribution every year, it is also important that a large amount of ownership remains over the future of the Fryske Akademy. As for the FNP, the existing 'education agreement' must also be implemented on a material, financial and legal basis.

Finally, the FNP wants to know what the imposition of the Board will be to ensure that the financial position of the Fryske Akademy will be solid for now and in the future. And to, if necessary, join the Academy.

Kramer, Frisian National Party: "The Frisian agriculture must gradually grow towards biological"

a 2/15/2019

Johannes Kramer leader of the Frisian National Party (FNP) has released the speech that he gave for his party the kick-off for the coming provincial elections. "The Frisian agriculture must gradually grow towards biological", he says. Kramer explains that agriculture, which is biological, is less vulnerable to possible loss of derogation and becomes profitable again. ,, Not only business economics, but also ecological. That means a ground-based livestock farming that is in balance with nature. ”

Kramer acknowledges that government support is needed so that farmers can take the step. The Frisian leader focuses on the European Union. He predicts that "Organic farming in that light can become a hopeful perspective for many. That gives us the opportunity in Friesland to anticipate this and walk ahead. So it's especially a great opportunity. By emphasizing the biological quality as a unique selling point, the Frisian farmer can repack the historic leading position in world dairy countries. In twenty or thirty years you are an organic farmer or you are not a farmer. ”

FNP to vote against a sand mining facility in the IJsselmeer

a 2/13/2019

The Frisian National Party (FNP) in De Fryske Marren municipality is set to vote against a sand mining facility in the IJsselmeer, which means that the divisive plans will not move forward.
Jan Volbeda of the FNP told Omrop Fryslân, “We do not know what the consequences of gas extraction will be, and experts who have assessed the plans have no come to a consensus. That is reason enough for us to vote against it.”
Opponents of the facility, which would have been five kilometres offshore from the town of Oudemirdum, have been vocal about their concerns about noise and light pollution in a Natura 2000 designated area, a network of protected habitats across the European Union. The Leeuwarder Courant reports that the factory was meant to be in operation for at least 30 years and was projected to extract two million tons of sand annually.
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has said that she will respect the council’s decision. The facility would have been operated by Smals, a sand mining company from Nijmegen. Stopping the plans in their tracks means that the municipality will miss out on 100,000 euros a year: Smals had agreed to pay De Fryske Marren five cents per cubic meter of sand extracted.
The FNP has seven seats in the municipal council, and along with five other opposition party members, there is enough support to vote down the sand extraction facility. CDA and VVD, with 12 seats, were in favour of the plans moving forward, but Volbeda says that he does not believe the disagreement will create discord within the coalition. Over the weekend, a member of the VVD faction had a brick thrown through the window of his home, an act which he believed was connected to his support for the sand extraction plans.
The vote was meant to take place in November, but the council wanted to await the outcome of parliamentary questions on the plans last year.