Politics · Netherlands · 58 mins ago
Dutch government aims to preserve Moerdijk village, but has not decided
The Dutch government aims to keep Moerdijk village in North Brabant from being cleared for port and industrial expansion.
State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat told parliament that updated estimates suggest the planned expansion could take up less space.
The government says it is feasible to stop seeking extra land near the village for new circular businesses, which would instead be located elsewhere in the Netherlands.
The village's future is still not guaranteed, because no final decision has been made.
Officials still want more detail on whether the area can remain a good place to live and on the outlook for industry around Moerdijk.
The revised plan needs more work before the government makes its final choice.
The Dutch Cabinet aims to keep the village of Moerdijk in place, but has not made a final decision.
State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat told the House of Representatives that expansion of the port and industry could be more limited.
The government considers it feasible not to seek extra space near Moerdijk for new circular businesses.
Those businesses would instead need to be located in other parts of the Netherlands.
The Cabinet wants more information about local quality of life and the outlook for industry around Moerdijk before deciding the village’s future.
- Who
- The Dutch Cabinet and State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat.
- What
- The Cabinet aims to preserve Moerdijk by limiting planned port and industrial expansion, but has not guaranteed the village will remain.
- When
- Tuesday, 10 November 2026.
- Where
- Moerdijk, in Brabant, the Netherlands.
- Why
- The village had been expected to make way for port and industrial expansion.
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De Bat wrote to the House of Representatives that port and industrial expansion could be more limited.
The Cabinet said it had not made a final decision on Moerdijk’s future.
- Village
- Moerdijk, Brabant
- State secretary
- Jo-Annes de Bat
- Publication date
- 10 November 2026
- Alternative location
- Other areas in the Netherlands
- Decision status
- No final choice made
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