the comparisonThe Netherlands and Norway: two different models of energy transitionBoth are pursuing decarbonisation, but with one key difference: Amsterdam intends to bind future governments to the current decision, declaring the permanent closure of the Groningen gas field, whilst Oslo bases its policies on this issue on realismbyCarlo Stagnaro29 AUG 26
BoycottsThe Netherlands wants to ban goods from Israeli-occupied territories, but achieving this is a conundrumThe measure aims to trace the exact origin of these products, but this will prove to be an extremely complex task and is unlikely to be sufficient: the risk of forgery of certificates of origin remains high. Furthermore, both the Council of State and the Tax Intelligence and Investigation Service have expressed various concerns in this regardbyFrancesco Gottardi29 JUL 26