Coalition party D66 backs calls for total ban on consumer fireworks
Liberal democratic party D66 has done a u-turn and now backs a nationwide ban on consumer fireworks, following more trouble during this year’s New Year’s Eve festivities. It is a situation we have tolerated for a long time, but is not normal.’ Van der Werf said the call by mayors and police unions for a total ban has also influenced party opinion. On Sunday and Monday, mayors from across the Netherlands renewed calls for a total ban on consumer fireworks after dozens of people were injured and the police and emergency service workers were attacked. Nijmegen mayor Hubert Bruls, who chairs the 25-city safety council, said the lack of a national ban meant cities which do want to stop consumer fireworks ‘are playing a game it is impossible to win’.
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