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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

held demonstrations outside the Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday as against environmental legislation and other grievances spread across the continent. While the event …

A few days ago, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised the ‘ “remarkable resilience” and announced that “the can count on support.” Moreover, she …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

International. In Photos: are keeping up pressure on the French government and the EU leadership with scores of highway blockades, protesting higher energy prices …

Reuters. drive tractors during a against Union agricultural policies, grievances shared by across , in Prague, Czech Republic, February 19, 2024.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …