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Has This Cabinet Truly Resolved Schiphol’s Problems, or Is It Shifting Them to the Courts?
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Infrastructure Minister Vincent Karremans (VVD) introduced a new Air Traffic Decree intended to control noise pollution from Schiphol Airport and end years of tolerated exceedances. However, the Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment and the Civil Aviation Authority warn that the rules are poorly enforceable and fail to guarantee reduced noise exposure. Despite these concerns, coalition parties D66 and CDA support the measure following mild criticism from the Council of State. Residents, having previously won a 2024 court ruling against the state for structurally subordinating their interests to aviation, remain skeptical. The article analyzes four fundamental legal vulnerabilities in the decree, questioning whether it offers genuine protection or merely delays inevitable litigation.
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