Spanish farmers drove tractors through city streets, disrupting traffic on Thursday as they stepped up their protests against soaring costs, bureaucracy and cheap competition from outside the European Union.
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Tractors choke Spanish city streets as farmers protest EU policy
Spain's government, EU distribute additional subsidies, scrap plan to halve pesticide use
EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming
In face of farmer protests, EU weakens some recommendations related to agriculture
The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region's fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.
Italy’s farmers head to Rome in tractor convoy protest
Protests in France, Germany eased; farmers blocked Dutch-Belgian border
Italian farmers protesting about red tape and cheap imports from outside the EU headed towards Rome in convoys of tractors on Monday, while their colleagues in the north led a cow through the streets of Milan.
Ukraine’s farm unions ask government to protect free EU market access
The European Commission has proposed limited Ukrainian imports to pacify protesting farmers
Ukrainian agrarian unions have asked the government to do everything possible to maintain free access to the European market for their food products, the UCAB association said on Monday.
Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as anger spreads across Europe
Polish farmers threaten closure of Ukraine border; France promises more farm measures
Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border on Friday and occupied roads in Greece while their Polish peers announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as protests for fairer prices and less red tape spread across Europe.
Europe needs to ‘profoundly’ change its farming rules, says Macron
French farmers' union call for end of blockades
Europe's farming sector is facing a major crisis and needs to 'profoundly' change its rules, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Brussels, reaffirming Paris is against striking the Mercosur free-trade agreement with Latin American countries.
EU plans curbs on Ukraine farm imports to calm angry farmers
Measures possible for other farm produce if markets disrupted
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on rules for fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.
Belgian farmers block roads to Zeebrugge port as French protests spill over
Spanish farmers plan February protests as anger spreads across Europe
Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports blocked access roads to the Zeebrugge container port on Tuesday.
Angry French farmers block highways in bid to step up pressure on government
Belgian farmers also protesting in Brussels
Long lines of tractors blocked highways near Paris and across France on Monday, as angry farmers sought to put pressure on the government to do more to help them weather inflation, compete with cheap imports and make a living.
Ukraine to punish firms for violating farm exports rules to Eastern Europe
Cheap Ukrainian exports have sparked protests in neighbouring countries
Ukraine on Monday said it has tightened rules related to certain food exports, imposing a six-month trading ban for any companies violating the regulations, to ease tensions with bordering countries.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
