The House of Representatives will debate avian influenza on Thursday, December 18. The number of avian influenza cases caused by this virus has been increasing again in the Netherlands since October. You can follow the debate live from 10:40 AM via External link:Debat Direct.
For the debate, ministers Femke Wiersma of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and Jan Anthonie Bruijn of Health, Welfare and Sport will come to the House of Representatives.
High risk of outbreak
The debate was requested by Member of Parliament Ines Kostić (PvdD). In the schedule of activities of November 12, she said: The Netherlands has the highest poultry density in Europe, six times higher than the European average. This creates a high risk of an outbreak of the variant of avian influenza dangerous to humans. Experts warn of a new pandemic. The Netherlands is a ticking time bomb.
Follow live and read more
- Follow the debate from 10:40 AM via External link:Debat Direct. Here you can also watch the debate later.
- View the list of speakers.