Stung by images of grain mountains and wine lakes, Brussels encouraged to diversify and offer leisure facilities. But now, with commodity prices volatile, food security is a big issue …

From Paris to Brussels and beyond, across are making their voices heard. CNN’s Melissa Bell explains why they’re protesting.

Amid weeks of continent-wide ‘ , on February 26, approximately 900 tractors jammed the Union headquarters in Brussels, where EU agricultural ministers were convening. Demonstrators barricaded official buildings, strewn tires across the streets, and ignited them in flames. The signs point to a growing intensity of the …

’ have erupted across in recent weeks, emphasising deep discontent over agricultural policies and economic pressures. There is the mounting feeling amongst that they are being over-regulated by Brussels, largely through environmental policies, and also let down by free-trade agreements, including ongoing …

had already taken to the roads in Poland and Romania and now there are fresh springing up daily in Belgium, Italy, Spain and elsewhere. This is a movement, even if much …

France’s seem to have won a victory, but agriculture workers in Germany, Belgium, and other countries have taken their frustration to the Union headquarters in Brussels …

3. Arrested. at least 91 [1] The 2024 French ‘ [2] are a series of and road blockages organized mainly by agricultural unions ( FNSEA, Young [ fr], Rural Coordination [ fr], Confédération paysanne [ fr]) since 18 January 2024. [3] The protested against low food prices, proposed reductions in state …

At a in Madrid, from across Spain blew whistles, rang cowbells and beat drums, urging the EU to cut red tape and drop some changes to its Common Agriculture Policy. stand …

Similar have taken place across the bloc in recent weeks. complain that the 27-nation EU’s policies on the environment and other matters are a financial burden and make their …

in France and Poland have taken place to rally against strict farming regulations and rising costs. have put up blockades on major roads in …

Czech dumped manure in front of government offices and blocked Prague streets with tractors on Thursday as they renewed demands for more support and …

The on Tuesday echoed those of other across in recent months, which lamented Union environmental regulations, and imports that the said were making it hard …

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BRUSSELS — The stench of manure, burning tires and teargas pervaded downtown Brussels on Monday as protesting locked down the city’s Quarter, assaulting police barricades as they demonstrate against the EU’s green policies, price pressures and import competition. A huge column of tractors paraded down the Rue de la Loi, a …

Convoys with hundreds of angry driving heavy-duty tractors created chaos outside the Union’s headquarters on Thursday, demanding leaders at an E.U. summit provide relief from …

Item 1 of 6 French drive their tractors during a demonstration to over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Rennes, Brittany …

Signs proclaimed, in English, “No no food”, and “How dairy you”, and in Dutch, “Proud of the ”. Anje Grin, who raises 250 dairy cows on a large farm near the centre of …

French pay tribute to Alexandra Sonac, a French , and her 12-year-old daughter Camille, who were killed when a car crashed into a ’ roadblock south of Toulouse, amid nationwide over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Beauvais, France.

The -citizen movement (BBB) was only set up in 2019 in the wake of widespread ‘ . But with most votes counted they are due to win 15 of the Senate’s seats with almost 20% of …

have marched and driven tractors through many capital cities in recent weeks. 2:09 Greek at Athens parliament: ‘Fighting for our justified rights’ There is no …

HARRY NAKOS / AP. clashed with police in Belgium on Monday, February 26, spraying officers with liquid manure and setting fire to piles of tires in a fresh show of force as Union …

Item 1 of 2 A sits on a tractor as he attends a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a against farm laws in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar …

bring France, Germany and Poland to standstill The Union is facing fresh chaos as from member countries come together to block off major highways in a …

threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight in Brussels as hundreds of tractors sealed off streets close to the Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought …

French just one of many revolts across ; Far-right parties seek to capitalise on ‘ popular support; Strategy could lead to green policy rollback after June election

in the Netherlands Show Just How Messy the Climate Transition Will Be. 8 minute read. … Populists in the U.S. and , including France’s Marine Le Pen, are seizing on the …

More than 10,000 participated in the , many carrying the upside-down Dutch flags that have become synonymous with ’ , Reuters reported. Some climate activists broke through police lines and blocked a major road into the city for hours, the AP reported. Late Saturday afternoon, police turned a water cannon on …

across have been holding since last month, blocking traffic on key routes, blocking ports, and egging the Parliament over a long list of demands, ranging from …

have also broken out in recent weeks in Portugal, Germany and Greece. Image. A near the Parliament building in Brussels on Thursday.

’ have been sweeping for months, in countries such as Greece, Germany, Portugal, Poland and France, where the government was taken by surprise by a motorway blockade of Paris.

in Dorohusk, southeastern Poland, continue to against the Union’s farming policies, particularly those that permit the sale of Ukrainian agricultural products across the …

In recent months, across nations have been protesting unwise short-sighted policies pursued by bloc officials that harm local agriculture workers. To express their outrage, are blocking highways and dumping waste in front of government buildings to draw attention to their woes. are protesting rising financial …

February 8, 20233:20 AM PSTUpdated a year ago. [1/5]French drive their tractors near the Invalides during a over pesticide restrictions and other environmental regulations they say …

The 2020–2021 Indian ‘ was a against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts, often called the Farm Bills, [25] had been described as “anti- laws” by many unions, [26] [27] and politicians from the opposition who said that it would leave at the “mercy …

More recently, the farming sector, which accounts for 11% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, is increasingly alarmed by rules the EU’s “farm to fork” strategy, part of the key …

German commuters faced chaos on Wednesday as the country was hit with a three-day national rail strike, adding to travel disruption ’s biggest economy where protesting continued …

Item 1 of 5 People stand beside tractors, as German take part in a against the cut of vehicle tax subsidies, near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2023.

As other countries also look to overhaul their agriculture sectors, Dutch have become a test case in navigating the vital politics of the green transition. Last week, protesting …

Item 1 of 3 French of the Coordination Rural (CR) use their tractors during a go-slow operation on the Pont Mirabeau bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background as they ahead of …

25 January 2024. After mass ’ in Germany saw tractors blockading avenues in Berlin, similar large actions by have spread to France and across . Anger is exploding …