Month: July 2024
in Romania, Bulgaria Ukrainian grain influx
Published 7:47 AM PDT, April 7, 2023. BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — in Romania and Bulgaria staged Friday to express their anger over the Union’s response to a glut of agricultural products from Ukraine that they say are flooding local markets and undercutting prices. About 100 converged in Romania’s capital …
Thousands of are still protesting the EU’s …
Experts say the ongoing and escalating are part of a bigger problem . These ongoing and escalating are part of a bigger problem . In 2020, the EU approved the Green Deal, which is a set of policy initiatives that seeks to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050.
MEPs approve Nature Restoration Law amid right-wing …
The vote was closely watched as it took place amid , who have made the Green Deal one of its main objects of criticism. Still, the law approved on Tuesday had been heavily …
block Spanish highways in of Union …
Violent confrontations between and law enforcement officers have been reported in other countries, according to Reuters. Similar have popped up in other countries …
French unions call to end as PM unveils new …
drive their tractors during a called by local branches of major unions amid nationwide in France [Frederick Florin/AFP] Published On 1 Feb 2024 1 Feb 2024
taking place across Canada this weekend
The goals to reduce emissions has led to across , and in June 40,000 gathered in the Netherlands to the government’s plans. Given the potential impact this will have on Canada, the Canadian demonstrators hope to draw attention to the situation on Saturday.
The Dutch ’ revolt – The Economist
Nov 16th 2023. By Alex Dziadosz. T he revolted on October 1st 2019. That day, a 15-year-old schoolboy named Björn Schütte was sitting in front of the TV at his home in Emmen, a small …
are angry: addressing root causes would …
Published: February 12, 2024 11:15am EST. took various demands to Brussels on February 1, 2024, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit. On …
Spread Ahead of EU Summit | NTD
JOSSIGNY, France/BRUSSELS—French and Belgian angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies, and cheap food imports blocked highways and access roads to a major container port on Tuesday as the spread across . In France, , who have been protesting for over two weeks, stepped up their pressure on the government by blocking highways […]
Germany Drops Planned Subsidy Cuts After
Text size. The German government on Thursday dropped part of its plans to cut agricultural subsidies in the face of massive from . Contrary to the initial plans, a discount on the …
Ukraine war, EU will hit global food supply …
Jul 11, 2022 09:58 AM IST. While Ukraine war has hit the global energy security, the ongoing over emission cut proposals will have serious repercussions on food supply …
Australian consumers and could suffer if in …
Australian observers warn there is a global cost to agricultural policy made in response to , as and India escalate their campaigns for better prices and fewer regulations.
LIVE: in Brussels | REUTERS – YouTube
in Brussels as EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss responses to the current crisis that the sector is facing.# # …
German ’ tax blocks traffic nationwide; roads …
in Germany kicked off a week of Monday with widespread highway shutdowns and city center demonstrations, including near U.S. military communities, in opposition to the federal …
France : PM offers key concessions after roads …
blocked key roads in and out of Paris on Friday. Earlier on Friday, the A1 motorway linking Paris the northern city of Lille and Belgium was blocked by tractors and hay bales. According to …
Tractors converge on Berlin for ‘ | Reuters
Item 1 of 5 German line up their tractors at the Strasse des 17. Juni in front of the Brandenburg Gate to prepare one day before a large against the cut of farm vehicle tax …
Mob of German accosts top Green as escalate
By Hans von der Burchard. BERLIN — Tensions over Germany’s budget crisis escalated significantly late Thursday as a group of angry protested against tax hikes by blocking Greens Economy Minister Robert Habeck from disembarking from a ferry as it docked in northern Germany. The mob of more than 100 people harangued Habeck in a scene …
Parliament passes Nature Restoration Law despite …
Among the ’ complaints are the union’s green policies that they say impose excessive bureaucracy on to . EU policymakers adopted the law with 329 votes in favour, 275 against …
across grab their pitchforks and take to the …
Last year, the -Citizen Movement, a populist party supporting , achieved a landslide victory in the country’s provincial elections The events must be viewed through an …
Irish : ‘We’re in solidarity with our EU …
In recent days, have brought their tractors to cities across , blocking major roadways in at a range of issues including rising costs, increased regulations, and cheaper food …
Up to 10,000 in Poland over Ukranian imports
06:00. Watch zoo animals react as totality passes over Texas during eclipse. 02:19. in Poland have been protesting since February 9 over the impact of Ukrainian imports on their business.
German government backtracks on tax hikes for …
January 4, 2024 5:56 pm CET. By Hans von der Burchard. BERLIN — Germany’s three-party ruling coalition on Thursday partly backed down from a proposal to cut tax privileges for after facing emotional . The government said in a statement that it would gradually phase out tax breaks on diesel fuel for over multiple years …
‘ reach Brussels as discontent with EU’s …
held demonstrations outside the Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday as against environmental legislation and other grievances spread across the continent. While the event …
‘s leadership should take the ‘ …
A few days ago, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised the ‘ “remarkable resilience” and announced that “the can count on support.” Moreover, she …
Old, misrepresented imagery shared amid Dutch
Published 2:24 PM PDT, July 6, 2022. As thousands of in the Netherlands the government’s plans to slash emissions that livestock produce in their waste, old and out-of-context footage is circulating on social media with false claims that it shows the current demonstrations. A video of a tank being returned to a warehouse is …
Major climate protection plan shelved following …
A major Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how ’ sweeping the continent …
Gather in Brussels to Put Pressure on EU …
The , which started in France but soon spread across the EU, have disrupted traffic and led to confrontations with police in recent weeks amid rising tensions ahead of today’s EU …
’s Are Protesting Against The EU, Here’s Why
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France Could Face Nationwide as Anger Mounts
The in the Union’s biggest agricultural producer come at a time when President Emmanuel Macron is wary of ‘ growing support for the far-right ahead of the …
Protesting clash with police outside EU … – YouTube
The EU’s headquarters in Brussels have been surrounded by hundreds of tractors as renew their over regulations and rising costs in the indus…
Ministers urge EU to increase subsidies as in …
Ministers have urged the EU to increase funding for the €60bn-a-year Common Agricultural Policy subsidy scheme in a bid to quell as Belgian blockaded roads and set fire to tyres …
French , roads blocked, mother and daughter …
The , heading into a second week after spilling over from neighbouring countries, come as campaigning for Union elections gathers pace. The unrest is the first major challenge for …
Brussels struggles to placate as far right stokes …
The Brussels was also attended by rightwing parliament lawmakers as well as French politician Marion Maréchal, the estranged niece of Marine Le Pen who heads the far-right …
In Photos: – Outlook India
International. In Photos: are keeping up pressure on the French government and the EU leadership with scores of highway blockades, protesting higher energy prices …
Tractors Roll Into Downtown Prague as Czech Join
Reuters. drive tractors during a against Union agricultural policies, grievances shared by across , in Prague, Czech Republic, February 19, 2024.
in Prague Signal a Troubled Winter Ahead
Sept. 28, 2022. PRAGUE — Thousands of flocked into Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of the government of the Czech Republic as an energy crisis …
Echoes of Discontent: Understanding the …
In recent weeks, the streets of cities have echoed with the clamor of ’ . From the Brandenburg Gate in Germany to the boulevards of Paris, have taken to the streets to voice their discontent over a range of issues, from diesel tax breaks to environmental regulations. These , now spreading across borders …
‘ : What has led to unrest across the …
from at least nine countries have united in , including Greece, Poland, Spain, Germany, France, Romania, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, and Lithuania. The roots of this discontent extend back to 2019 when Dutch blocked roads in opposition to new nitrogen emission restrictions.
France’s lobby turns up heat on government, says …
Fearing a spillover from in Germany, Poland, and Romania, the government withdrew a draft farming law planned for debate this week and invited farming representatives for talks.
Pro- party wins big in Dutch elections after …
More than 10,000 joined fresh on Saturday 11 March ahead of the election. Many were flying the country’s flag upside down in a symbolic representation of the movement.