The ChristenUnie is the first coalition party to support the initiative of GroenLinks and the Party for the Animals to ban all fireworks, reports MP Stieneke van der Graaf in a press release on Friday. To compensate for the loss of consumer fireworks, special fireworks clubs must now be able to organize “low-threshold” fireworks shows themselves.
These clubs can, for example, consist of a group of local residents or an entire association. “The fireworks tradition must be preserved in one way or another, despite a general ban,” explains Van der Graaf on Friday. Faithful.
According to her, the violence against aid workers during the last New Year was the straw that broke the bucket. “We hoped for a more safe New Year because of the measures taken, but it turned out not to be the case.”
On Friday, ministers will meet for the first time since the Christmas recess to discuss issues such as a fireworks ban. Larger cities in particular are eagerly awaiting the government’s response to the proposal for a general ban on fireworks.
Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Amsterdam want a fireworks ban
Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Amsterdam, for example, have already announced that they are in favor of a local fireworks ban, but Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam would prefer a national ban: “Otherwise you will encounter problems with enforcement.”
The NOS wrote on Monday that a majority of the House is in favor of a fireworks ban after the restless New Year. There is division within the coalition; For example, the VVD has traditionally been against a ban, although local VVD groups in Amsterdam and Rotterdam went against the national party line.
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