What to Know About the . 4 minute read. By Astha Rajvanshi. February 2, 2024 3:10 PM EST. M organ Ody, a 44-year-old French farmer from the hilly region of…

February 7, 2024 3:41 pm CET. By Giorgio Leali and Victor Goury-Laffont. PARIS — Protesting Damien Radet, stationed at a highway roadblock outside Paris, had a blunt message for the politicians who lead France and the Union. He demanded a “stop and reversal” of strict EU environmental standards and protection against import …

driving in a heavy-duty tractor into the western city of Poznan as part of a nationwide against Union’s agrarian policy and imports of cheap Ukraine produce, in …

The have generated strong support from the general French public. A BVA poll showed 88% are in favour of the movement and 89% have a positive view of . In addition, eight …

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Romania has also seen and has absorbed the largest share of Ukraine exports through the solidarity lanes, but has so far stopped short of imposing an import ban. On April 20, Hungary expanded the list of banned Ukrainian products to 25 items, including meat, vegetables, oil, honey, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds.

FILE PHOTO: A Polish uses a tractor on a road during a over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Poznan, Poland, February 9, 2024.

There have also been in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the Czech Republic. –Reporting for Reuters by Charlotte Van Campenhout. Tagged agriculture policy , environmental policy , EU , Commission , ,

[1/7] A French of the Coordination Rural (CR) uses its tractor during a go-slow operation as ahead of the opening of the Paris farm show, in Paris, France, February 23, 2024.

The Dutch started with an initial bout of demonstrations in the Netherlands on October 1, 2019 in response to new carbon emissions reduction legislation that disproportionately impacted . Then, on June 10 of this year, the Dutch government unveiled more extreme measures targeted directly at the agricultural industry.

Here’s where and why. on February 13, 2024. The sweeping the Union may have taken political leaders by surprise. But the tinder was dry and all it took was a spark for unrest to spread like wildfire, as Hanne Cokelaere and Bartosz Brezezinski report in this Politico news story. are being burdened by debt …

reveal struggles, make consumers rethink. by Associated Press. BOUSSY-SAINT-ANTOINE, France Feb 04, 2024 – 11:45 am GMT+3. Municipal workers sweep up straw during a by over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , Paris, France, Feb. 1, 2024. (Reuters Photo)

A throws an egg aimed at police officers as Belgian use their tractors to block outside the Union headquarters, as they over price pressures, taxes and green …

Give Form to General Discontent . French protesting against the government’s agricultural policy block a motorway near Ableiges, north of Paris, on 26 January 2024. are organizing demonstrations in more and more countries. The have been going on for more than a month in Germany and …

Paramjeet Kaur, 57, says the government is “stealing from the poor.” Paramjeet Kaur, a 57-year-old at the Singhu site, said Modi’s backdown was politically motivated. “Uttar …

ADVERTISEMENT. The Netherlands’ -Citizen Movement – BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) – has become the first activist ‘ political group to break into government after striking an agreement …

At a motorway exit near Rome, Paolo Pepponi was part of a crowd that blocked the road. “It’s not the of the people, it’s not the of those who work,” Pepponi said …

A holds a placard reading ‘Resignation’, as in front of the Council of Ministers in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA Share 13 Feb 2024 07.09 EST

across have painted an ugly picture of a system some believe is “on the verge of collapse” as workers take drastic measures to an agricultural fuel duty hike …

In the US and , say they are now overburdened with red tape and rising costs when some 38% of land is farming, half in the US. … paralyzing much of Delhi …

Pan- organizations such as COPA-COGECA, representing conventional , and the Coordination of the international peasants’ movement La Via Campesina, stood side by side during the , demanding leaders to implement meaningful changes.

Why ‘s are taking their anger to the streets The EU is facing increasing demands from member states to change its approach to climate change in the wake of the growing .

A French in her thirties and her 12-year-old daughter have died after a car crashed into a roadblock during a nationwide by French . The accident, which left the …

Agricultural workers in several countries say that green policies and taxes are eating into their profits, with calling for more government subsidies. have sprung up in France, Germany and Romania ahead of the 2024 Parliament election in June. The ’ demands vary in general, but they are all suffering from environmental reforms […]

A stands next to a line of tractors as they block the A7 motorway near Albon, southeastern France. (AFP) PARIS: French in tractors and trucks expanded their roadblocks on Tuesday …

A 36-year-old female was killed. Her 12-year-old daughter died later in hospital, the local prosecutor said in a statement. stand near fake coffins as they block a ring road around …

Widespread across the Union and the UK, driven by concerns over environmental regulations. In the EU, are protesting the Gre…

An Italian standing on a tractor waves a national flag in the center of Milan during a on February 1, 2024. – Like other countries, Italy has seen weeks of mounting that have seen increasing numbers of take to the streets and block roads over what they see as threats to their livelihoods.

have been brewing across for the past several months, with France currently the epicenter of the revolt. last week blocked roads around Paris, burned tires and spread manure and straw in the foyers of administrative buildings.

EXCLUSIVE: A wave of is sweeping across , transcending national borders, as agricultural workers from Spain to Greece unite demanding urgent action against low wages …

light fires during a demonstration in the Quarter outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels, Feb. 26, 2024. According to Marieke Van De Vivere, a …

Feb. 1, 2024, at 1:34 a.m. Analysis-‘s Angry Fuel Backlash Against EU Ahead of Elections. More. Reuters. A walks past a banner during a against higher energy costs …

French Minister for Ecological Transition and Territories’ Cohesion Christophe Bechu and ‘ leader Jerome Bayle listen to French Prime Minister’s speech during a visit in a farm in …

He plans to vote for the -Citizens Movement, known in the Netherlands by its acronym, BBB, on election day in November. Rob Schmitz/NPR. LEIDEN, The Netherlands — On a strip of land …

Reporters spoke to academics, policymakers and about the upcoming elections and the future of farming across the bloc. In this Q&A, Carbon Brief explores what these elections could mean for EU agricultural policy, the impact of the recent and the possible pathways for farming .

“No , no Future” is written on a sign attached to one of the tractors at a ‘ on Stra’e des 17. Juni in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. J’rg Carstensen/dpa via AP

Snow-dusted tractors lined up outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, and nighttime in Romania marked by vivid national flags have become markers of a movement across .

A throws an egg aimed at police officers as Belgian use their tractors to block outside the Union headquarters, as they over price pressures, taxes and green …

A sits in a tractor with a sign that reads “we feed you, but we die”, as they leave the area after attending a by from Belgium and other countries over price …

The Union prides itself on being a champion for the environment. But that reputation is now being firmly tested, after it toned down its climate policies following angry …