The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two Dutch programs with a total budget of around 1.47 billion euros ($1.61 billion USD) to reduce nitrogen deposition on nature conservation areas. The Commission says the measures will contribute to the EU’s strategic objectives relating to the European Green Deal.
“The €1.47 billion Dutch schemes we approved today will facilitate the voluntary closure of livestock farming sites with substantive nitrogen deposition on nature conservation areas,” said Margrethe Vestager, executive vice-president in charge of competition…
