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 …

Populist advances. The ’ represent an opportunity for ’s populists, especially in the run-up to the elections for the Parliament on June 6-9.

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish ‘ associations said on Tuesday they were planning to take to the streets in February in against strict regulations and lack of government support as unrest continues to spread across . The largest ‘ groups – Asaja, COAG and UPA – share the same grievances as their peers in other countries, saying environmental regulations …

are continuing outside the parliament in Brussels, as from across the continent converged to demonstrate against the bloc’s environmental regulations and red tape.

A bystander watches as from the Midi-Pyrenees region of southwest France dump manure and rotting produce outside a government administrative building as they take part in a against …

14 Feb 2024 — German are protesting against government plans to abolish diesel subsidies and motor vehicle tax exemptions in agriculture, but environmental groups claim such measures are necessary for sustainable food systems. NGOs also stress that public funds must be allocated to support in their transition to more …

kept up Thursday to demand government help in dealing with rising prices and easing environmental rules. The came as EU leaders gathered for summit meeting in …

In a sign of the levels of anger driving the , about 100 on Thursday night blocked the vice-chancellor and economy minister, Robert Habeck, from disembarking from a ferry in …

The retreat by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is part of a wider … The decision is the latest rollback in the EU’s green agenda prompted by widespread from .

The latest comes three weeks after lifted roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere in the country after the government offered over 400 million euros ($433 million) to address their …

Dozens of people gathered in Valencia, summoned by the 6F platform, an independent movement that emerged following across . Organisations from at least 10 …

A tractor blockade has seriously disrupted operations at the Belgian port of Antwerp, ’s second largest, authorities said, as angry continued their in half a dozen …

The comes as months of heated demonstrations , including blockades, saw angry in Greece, Germany, Portugal, Poland and France demonstrating against Union …

EU leaders met nearby. Angry have started fires outside the Parliament building in Brussels in against taxes, rising costs and cheap imports. About 1,300 tractors have …

use their tractors to block a highway near the border with the Netherlands as they over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in …

drive their tractors a highway leading to Paris’s main airport, Jan. 29, 2024 near Chamant, north of Paris. Protesting French surrounded Paris Monday using tractor barricades, amid …

Earlier this month, Polish took to the streets to EU regulations regarding Ukrainian imports. EU policy. The agricultural sector has generally remained suspicious of measures …

In 2021, in France stripped down to against a decrease in EU subsidies for organic agriculture (in French). -wide grievances

Brussels saw a chaotic on Thursday as demonstrators clashed with police, throwing stones and objects in front of the Parliament. Th…

Why ‘s are protesting. Thousands of in France took to the streets to a variety of alleged grievances against their industry, claiming that the French government has …

In 2021, there were nearly 112,000 working in the industry, now there are 104,000. 2023 data from Strutt & Parker estate agents showed that non- bought more than half of the …

Dutch protesting against the government’s plans to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia gather for a demonstration at Stroe, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

and ranchers drive tractors on a road as they price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Ronda, Spain. (Reuters/Jon Nazca) “The …

There are continuous across 12 countries where have rolled out tractors through capital cities, burnt bales and manure, and blocked highways.

Mirroring across , thousands of in Spain have staged a second day of tractor demonstrations across the country on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The blocked highways to demand changes Union farming policies and measures to combat production cost hikes and severe drought. (AP Video: David Melereo and Emilio …

block roads across Germany to against subsidy cuts In Berlin, dozens of tractors blast their horns and block the main avenue leading to the Brandenburg Gate. Published On 8 Jan …

are holding across , clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental …

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is expected to give new concessions in an attempt to calm down which have squeezed the French capital on Monday. After protesting blocked …

A woman holds a skeleton with a banner reading “Spanish .O.S”, as she takes part in a ’ in Madrid, Spain on January 23. Photo: Reuters World

Polish , angrier than before, stage large against Ukrainian imports and EU policies. Polish , hunters, and their supporters, hold a in Warsaw, Poland, on March 6 …

Italian are the latest group to cause chaos in a -wide over EU regulations, as James Mates reports. The march of the tractors is becoming a genuine pan- movement. It …

Tractors are reflected on a wing mirror as French try to reach Paris during a over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in …

Jeroen van Maanen, an organic with 130 cows, who helped organise the Stroe , said nitrogen has become more than a gas. It has overtaken every other agricultural problem. law demands that protect vulnerable natural areas, by improving ground water quality and soil quality, and through careful land management.

As a few blocks away, the Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed their challenges in a press conference following today’s summit.

in Italy, Spain and Poland demonstrated Friday as part of ongoing against Union farming policies and to demand measures to combat production cost hikes, reduced profits …

The ongoing in the Netherlands, by opposed to their government’s plan to slash nitrogen oxide emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, have drawn attention to Canadian …

Hundreds of from across Central and Eastern staged a in Brussels on Thursday, calling for “equal pay for equal work.”. Protesting against the backdrop of Thursday’s EU summit, the called on EU leaders to “keep their promise and give equal pay for equal work.”. The say they were promised equal EU …

‘ in front of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin,January 10, 2024 [Photo by Stefan Müller / flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0]. The ’ are part of a social uprising against the …

The last few weeks of January 2024 saw French parking tractors across highways near Paris. They dumped manure, let the produce rot in front of govern…

Besides Belgium, have staged week-long in France, Italy, Germany and Poland. block roads in Brussels in (Photo: AFP) On Wednesday, more than 90 were taken into custody as they protested outside a food market in Paris. Also, this week, key roads in the French capital were blocked by agitating .