Column Nieuwe Oogst: ‘Strategisch belang agrarische sector ontbreekt in coalitieakkoord’
'Wij geloven in het vakmanschap en de innovatiekracht van de Nederlandse agrarische sector', staat in het coalitieakkoord. Wat volgt is een uiteenzetting over stikstof en hoe de agrarische sector en de natuur een gelukkig huwelijk kunnen aangaan. Opmerkingen over de strategische waarde van de sector ontbreken. Verbetering van onze concurrentiepositie houdt in dat we handelsoorlogen moeten tegengaan, schrijft Rob de Wijk in Nieuwe Oogst. Vorig jaar namen onze exporten naar China met 5 procent in waarde af. In december legde het Aziatische land heffingen voor room, kaas en melk op van 21,9 tot 42,7 procent: de Europese Unie zou in China marktverstorend werken.
Column Rob de Wijk | Trump loves Putin. That’s why Ukraine shouldn’t expect anything from America
For years now, the war in Ukraine has strongly resembled the stalemate halfway through the World War I. From 1914 to 1917, there was a hopeless trench war that was only broken when, in 1918, the Americans threw their weight into the fight. I do not see how the current stalemate can be broken. America could do it but does not want to. Because Trump has more sympathy for the aggressor Putin than for the victim Zelensky, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw.
Column Rob de Wijk | Stronger together with the US? That means conforming to the MAGA agenda
After being showered with applause in Munich, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio traveled on to Hungary. There it became clear how undeserved that applause had been, writes Rob de Wijk in his column for Trouw. His warm words addressed to Prime Minister Orban instantly made it clear that in Munich he had not been standing on the side of the applauding mainstream politicians. It's time for Europe to choose: go along with MAGA or stand on its own two feet militarily and economically.
