It is the first by Malta’s farming sector since 1982 and follows similar in other EU countries in recent weeks. Angry have protested in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece …

Reuters. French Regis Bomy, 61, walks, as nationwide over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across continues, in Chamant, near …

drive their tractors to reach Rome as they over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Vetralla, near Rome, Italy, February 5.

in the Netherlands are blocking roads, setting fire to haystacks and even driving tractors through the streets of The Hague.. It is all in against laws that regulate emissions …

July 6, 2022 10:17 am CET. By Camille Gijs. Dutch police fired shots at tractor-riding who were protesting against plans to cut nitrogen emissions on Tuesday evening in northern Netherlands. Police said they were responding to a “threatening situation” when the , who were attempting to push past a blockade to get onto a highway …

have blocked roads leading to a Union summit in Brussels on Thursday, using some 1,000 tractors, Belgian police said. A police spokesman told the French AFP news agency that …

31 January. Getty Images. Dozens of who descended on a food market outside Paris have been arrested, as tensions over for better conditions escalated. The French government had …

’ on Delhi-NOIDA border [PHOTO: Kisan Tak] The global nature of these highlights the pressing need for a reevaluation of how societies value and support agriculture. It’s a call for policies that recognize the critical role of in feeding the world, while also addressing environmental concerns.

turn into perennial . Throughout the 1990s, EU fought the subsidy cuts and new system of payments. In November 1997, Italian dairy blocked railways with their trucks and tried to unload sheep in central Rome to huge fines imposed on them by the EU for exceeding milk production quotas.

Over a thousand took to the streets of Rome on Thursday as part of three rallies to criticise Union rules pertaining to their industry. The rallies took place at the historic …

February 2, 2024 01:06:16 pm. protested outside the Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, demanding relief from taxes and rising costs, as leaders met during a summit. They were met by police action with water hoses and tear gas. The are a part of a growing movement across to demand action on …

Bulgaria’s are joining -wide . Bulgarian family hold posters reading: “We want humane treatment of .” “I want to be a in Bulgaria” as they attend with their a week old calf in front of Agriculture Ministry in Sofia, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Hundreds of angry took to the …

Lachner, 28, is one of thousands of activists caught up in a crackdown on a wave of direct action that gathered pace last year demanding urgent government action against climate …

The Italian share many of the grievances expressed by their counterparts in other parts of during a wave of over the past few weeks. They complain that their products are being undercut by cheaper imports from areas outside the Union such as north Africa, rising fuel costs and the impact of EU measures designed …

nations must end repression of peaceful climate , says UN expert. Nations should be cutting emissions to meet Paris agreement, says Michel Forst after year-long inquiry. 28 Feb …

‘ have sprung up in Romania, Germany and France, ahead of the EU elections in June. Whilst their demands vary in general they claim that they are taking the hardest hit from …

blockaded roads and burned tyres, as EU leaders converged for a summit in the Belgian capital. The demonstrations are the latest in weeks of around the bloc against …

block roads across to against regulations and costs – video report. Bales of hay and tractors have been used to block main highways; manure has been sprayed on public …

The Maltese , under the umbrella of the Ghaqda Bdiewa Attivi, are the latest to after similar events took place in many countries across , include Belgium, Poland, France …

5 of 9 | . with tractors against the federal government’s austerity measures and block an access road to the A3 highway in Neustadt/Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.

WATCH: : Tractors block major highways across France, Belgium – Jan 29, 2024. blocked more traffic arteries across Belgium, France and Italy on Wednesday, as they sought …

The Commission proposed to review certain provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy in response to the across . The proposals would “reduce the burden related to …

April 25, 2023. After more than a year of surprisingly solid unity in support of Ukraine, grains of discord are piling up in the barn of Robert Vieru, a Romanian with 500 tons of …

The seen in the Netherlands have led many supermarkets to run out of food, as the anti-government movement continues. The began on Sunday, July 3, as Dutch were angered by government plans that would require them to use less fertiliser and reduce livestock. The blocked various supermarket distribution …

have spread across . Spanish said they would join the movement, while 1,000 Italian were planning to take part in rallies in Brussels on Thursday, to press EU …

In recent months, similar have swept as on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets.

French ’ actions are part of a broader movement against EU agriculture policies, bureaucracy and overall business conditions. complain that the 27-nation bloc’s environmental policies, such as the Green Deal , which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions, limit their …

A protester throws an EU flag into the fire during a on February 1, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. in convoys of tractors created chaos outside the Union’s …

7 Mar 2024. Throwing smoke bombs and lighting fires, thousands of angry demonstrated in Warsaw against Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two …

threw eggs and stones at the Parliament, started fires and set off fireworks as they demanded Union leaders at a summit nearby do more to help them. The are triggered by concerns over cheap imports, taxes, rising costs, and unfair competition. Advertisement. ’s farming sector is in crisis.

The agricultural lobby has long expressed concerns about the implementation of key elements of the Green Deal. One key battleground was the EU’s “Nature Restoration Law”, intended to protect and enhance biodiversity ’s ecosystems, which faced fierce opposition from the agricultural sector before it was passed in summer …

German kicked off a week of nationwide against subsidy cuts on Monday, blocking roads with tractors and piling misery on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition as it struggles to fix …

Item 1 of 10 A demonstrator holds a flare as Polish over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Poznan, Poland, February 9 …

Protesting , who drove their tractors into the heart of the city and filled streets with manure, are angry at low food prices, cheap imports and new EU environmental measures. Barbed wire …

Level 2. Level 3. 19-03-2024 15:00. The Commission responded to by across . President Ursula von der Leyen is proposing changes to ’s policy. These changes should lessen governmental control over EU and offer them more flexibility in meeting environmental regulations. The took place in …

The drew widespread public support in France, even from truckers like Donf whose livelihood was threatened by the highway blockades that were part of the . Donf lives in the Paris suburb of Boussy-Saint-Antoine but comes from the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where farming is important and many people buy …

with tractors stand on a street in the centre of the Czech capital during a demonstration to draw attention to the poor situation of Czech agriculture in Prague, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. Some Czech rallied in the capital on Monday to the Union policies on in agriculture and unfair conditions for doing their business.

Dozens of demonstrations were staged by the Irish Association (IFA) around the country in solidarity with EU protesting about regulation, income pressure and bureaucracy. The …

discontent has also affected non-EU Switzerland, where around 30 tractors paraded in Geneva on Saturday in the country’s first such since the movement started elsewhere .

Across , are taking to the streets in a wave of , expressing their frustration and anger with their respective governments. From Germany to France, and beyond, these …