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 …

in Spain have now also joined the mass seen in Italy, Poland and the Netherlands, as reported on Friday, July 15. The seen in Spain, Poland and Italy, come after strikes in the Netherlands have led to many supermarkets running out of food, as the anti-government movement continues.

The three main agriculture unions in Spain, ‘s leading fruit and vegetable exporter, issued a joint statement – echoing ‘ across France, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Romania …

from all over Germany have driven their tractors into central Berlin to planned budget cuts that will affect them. Around 3,000 are expected to attend on hundreds of …

Amidst the ongoing ‘ across our continent, let us clarify some facts about agriculture, nature, and the EU’s response so far. 1. The Green Deal is not the culprit. Green rules are being named as one of the key reasons for ’ dire situation. But the truth is that the EU’s efforts to put in place tangible measures to …

5. In capital cities , climate policies are still popular with those in power, but in rural and farm country , are revolting. in the Netherlands blocked roads with their tractors to revolt against ’s increasingly stringent climate policies, and in Germany and France have risen to the fight against …

According to CBS data, on the one hand, the number of has roughly halved since 2000 to 52,000. The average livestock keeps over 162 head of cattle in his barns, almost twice as many as at that time. For pigs, the average has more than tripled to 3365 animals. We have less but more farm animals.

and beyond. Angered over government and Union policies, from across the world are staging violent . Unhappy over the current scenario, vow more in the coming weeks. The ‘Delhi Chalo’ is being staged to demand a legal guarantee of MSP for all crops, full debt waiver for …

STORY: across have been protesting against constraints placed on them by EU measures to tackle climate change, as well as rising costs and what they say is unfair competition from abroad.In Italy, say 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 to …

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian Prime Minister Aleksander De Croo and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met with representatives in Brussels on Thursday, following -wide demonstrations of agricultural workers angry about the impact of low wages, heavy regulation and the influx of cheap imports.

February 21, 2024, 7:00 PM. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at India ’s latest attempt to halt the ’ , an Israeli airstrike in Syria, and the Union …

Like peers across , the new government in Warsaw has been wary of confronting , apparently eyeing significant public support and the risk that a strong response to the could …

Far-right groups have discussed toppling the German government as they seek to harness the anger of ongoing over subsidy cuts. A took place in Berlin on Monday amid fears …

ROME — More than 1,000 tractors were massed at the gates of Rome on Friday, preparing to march on the Italian capital, as a wave of demonstrations by agricultural producers spreads across . While have eased in France and Germany, they have been gaining intensity in Italy, even as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s -friendly …

Updated February 21, 2024. STORY: protested once again in some Union countries on Wednesday (February 21). In Spain, hundreds of drove their tractors towards Madrid city …

The few dozen leaving Agen on tractors adorned with signs and French flags were members of Rural Coordination, a radical, right-wing and anti-E.U. group that split off from the …

’s revolt has just begun – more countries join in. By RT Staff Reporters. July 10, 2022. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the Netherlands, are protesting against the Rutte government’s climate activism and the alleged nitrogen crisis that will destroy a third of all in the country. Now the Duch are getting support …

Thousands of marched through the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw on Friday to show their opposition to Union environmental regulations that say are driving them …

With the average age of a sitting at 57, the pressure on young is increasing, placing the future of EU agriculture on shaky soil ( 60-70% of which is in poor health, due to poor management practices, pollution, climate change and urbanisation). For decades the CAP has encouraged to produce more for less.