23/08/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 23 August, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, Dutch support worth €50 million to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock husbandry sites located in nature conservation areas in the Netherlands. The objective of this scheme is to reduce nitrogen deposition caused by farming activities in overburdened Natura 2000 sites, in the light of the conservation objectives and requirements of the Birds and Habitats...