For those who are less than familiar with the intricacies of Dutch agriculture, the current wave of farmers’ protests (see DutchNews.nl: “Up to 40,000 farmers demonstrate against farm closures”, June 2022) will surely be puzzling. After all, Dutch farming is said to be among the most modernized sectors in the world and is presented, at least in hegemonic discourse, as an example for many other countries. At the same time Dutch farmers, especially the larger ones, who are now out on the streets, are probably among the most cosseted on the planet: receiving mind-boggling subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy.
Environment
The Telegraph: France becomes first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides killing bees
It is that simple. Read here
Finance
Mail Online: Several Amazon workers ‘have considered suicide since joining the company’, poll reveals while warehouse staff claim they have urinated into bottles because they’re afraid of ‘time-wasting’
Manchester Capitalism is returning to Britain after being resurrected in the United States Read here
EU politics
CityLab: Barcelona Forces Banks to Turn Repossessed Homes Into Affordable Housing
To address a housing shortage, Spain’s second city says bank-owned properties can no longer sit empty. Read here
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