Tag: Farmers
Farming highlights Spain’s rural conundrum – The …
Last week, in La Rioja, in northern Spain, bought Moroccan fruit and vegetables from a supermarket and threw them on the ground outside, before driving a tractor over them in . For …
What I Saw at the EU ‘ ━ The Conservative
The Brussels ’ was merely one front in the peasants’ revolt unfolding right across . In France, emptied manure spreaders onto ancient buildings and blasted police cars with dung; elsewhere in Belgium, blocked port crossings in Antwerp, briefly halting shipping. Dutch tractor convoys are currently …
the impact of Ukraine’s cheap grain …
Romanian in their tractors Friday, April 7. (Inquam Photos/Cornel Putan/Reuters) in central and eastern protested this week against the impact of cheap Ukrainian …
What ? – – 05/24/2021
05/24/2021. As India struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, protesting have one message for the government: “Repeal the laws and let us go home.” Indian say they won’t give up …
Polish ’ crank up pressure on EU agriculture …
Tractors block a road during a by Polish in Poznan, Poland, on Friday. … “There is a man who united all and Polish against the reform he proposed …
Continue Across Amid Rising … – MSN
On February 9, across Italy, Spain and Poland took part in ongoing against farming policies in the Union. Fox News reports that in the EU are demanding measures …
Swiss against low produce prices | Reuters
Item 1 of 4 Swiss ‘ tractors are parked during a against rising costs and free trade treaties, joining a movement that has spread across , in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3 …
‘How will people feed themselves?’ Across …
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.
French vows to ‘starve Paris’ – The Telegraph
Across the are revolting. In Holland, their against new environmental regulations on nitrogen pollution forged a new political movement which looks set to be a key part of …
‘ – House …
India experienced over a year of mass by over agricultural reforms, the largest such in decades. The Indian Government passed the three farm laws in September 2020, but repealed them in November 2021 when it became clear the who opposed the reforms would not back down. This briefing paper looks at the problems the reforms were trying to solve, why so many …
Police move to end Dutch | The Straits Times
FILE PHOTO: 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 a surprise vote, major climate protection plan …
A Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed, underscoring how ’ sweeping the continent influence …
Bring to Brussels as EU Leaders Meet Nearby
(Bloomberg) — At least 1,300 tractors clogged streets in Brussels near Union institutions Thursday morning as staged a aimed at the bloc’s leaders meeting nearby for a summit.Most Read from BloombergDonald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin DossierA $560 Billion Property Warning Hits Banks From NY to TokyoApple’s China Slump Deepens Even as …
Indian continue , call for crop price reform …
in Italy, Spain and Poland over Union policies By Ciarán Giles, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Thousands of Spanish stage a 2nd day of tractor over …
Protesting Swarm Brussels With Tractors, Demanding EU …
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 …
Analysis-‘s Angry Fuel Backlash Against EU …
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 …
Quebec hold ‘slow roll’ tractor over …
Quebec hold ‘slow roll’ tractor over increasing regulations, declining incomes Inspired by recent ‘ against the Union’s climate policies, in Rimouski took to the streets for a to raise awareness about the important role they play in society.
from Central & Eastern in Brussels …
Central and Eastern took to the streets in Brussels on Tuesday to against Ukrainian grain imports, which they say are affecting their livelihoods. The group wants the EU to …
‘ and set fire to tyres and demand …
across took to the streets on Monday, staging that included blocking a border crossing between Poland and Germany, confronting police with bottles in Brussels, and …
block roads across to against …
The French government has expressed concern that could contribute to the rise of the far right in the upcoming parliament elections Wed 24 Jan 2024 12.55 EST Last modified on Thu …
Germany ‘ – DW – 01/08/2024
01/08/2024. across Germany have begun a week-long strike to the government’s plans to cut agricultural subsidies. The government has already rolled back its decision to slash fuel …
French edge closer to Paris as ratchet up …
by French are snowballing and creeping closer to Paris, ratcheting up pressure for government measures to protect the influential agricultural sector from foreign competition, red …
France offers aid to its struggling beekeepers amid …
French use their tractors during a over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , in Jossigny, near Paris, France, February 1, 2024.
EU urges to report unfair trading practices amid
The Union on Tuesday urged and small food suppliers to share their experiences of unfair trading practices amid by across claiming they are being short …
‘ : ‘We’re in solidarity with our EU …
Almost 80 were arrested after storming the Rungis food market, dubbed “the belly of Paris”. The region has the largest fresh food market in the world, feeding over 12 million people daily. The appear to be popular among the general public, with seven out of 10 people in France supporting the ‘ plight.
Italian at Sanremo music festival, while …
Mirroring across , in Italy drove their tractors to the town of Flores, in Liguria overnight to at the Sanremo Song Festival. Setting off from Melegnano, in the …
Green Crisis: Italian Against The EU
The most recent EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that came into force in 2023 has been heavily criticised by for its environmental protection rules, defined as “extremist”. One of the most criticised points is the obligation for to abandon 4% of their fields to boost land biodiversity, another point that Italian …
LIVE: in Brussels – YouTube
in Brussels as EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss responses to the current crisis that the sector is facing.Read the best of o…
are the group giving governments across …
March 27, 2024 11:00 am (Updated 12:04 pm) on tractors in Westminster earlier this year over concerns about trade deals that threaten British farming and food security (Photo: Vuk …
French aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor
France said it would push to ease Union environmental regulations on fallow farmland this week, as tractors blocked major highways out of Paris on Monday and nationwide …
EU will regret making scapegoats for climate change
This is all unfolding against the backdrop of a “greening” CAP, which has already seen reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent between 1990 and 2010. Even the Commission acknowledges that “CAP provides an extensive level of ‘baseline protection’ for the environment on more than 80 percent of the EU’s …
From Poland, Czech Republic to Greece, why are …
across are protesting over a series of issues, including seeking measures against foreign competition and speedier compensation for damage from natural disasters, facing high production costs, constraints placed on them by Union measures to tackle climate change, and what they say is unfair competition from abroad, particularly Ukraine, after the EU decided in 2022 to …
occupy the streets of Brussels’ Quarter (photos)
Around 10:30, tried to break the police barrier at the Parliament, reported Belga News Agency. Projectiles were also thrown at the police again, and also threw all kinds of street furniture. A few tried to pull away the police barricade. In doing so, the police briefly deployed tear gas.
French block major motorways in tractor
French block a highway with their tractors during a over price pressures in Longvilliers, near Paris, France. The banner reads ‘Your food starts here’ [Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters …
EU agriculture commissioner proposes policy shift as …
The EU should change conditions imposed on to benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French …
Parliamentary question | ’ and the EU’s …
’ against rising costs in the agricultural sector and falling prices for their produce are spreading across the EU. The Commission’s reaction to the in late January was to propose to allow Member States to extend by one more year the derogation of good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standard 8 on devoting a minimum share of arable land to non …
Q&A: The impact of on the EU’s upcoming …
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 .
Czech, Slovak join neighbours in blocking borders in …
gather during a against the Union’s agricultural policies, grievances shared by across , at the Czech-Slovak border near Holic, Slovakia, February 22, 2024.
‘freedom convoy’ takes aim at strict Dutch net zero …
Lauded by Mick Jagger and vilified by their own prime minister, Dutch are giving a taste of the backlash the Continent faces in its drive towards net zero emissions. Huge …
Polish dump grain in as Ukraine dispute …
Tue 20 Feb 2024 09.18 EST. Last modified on Tue 20 Feb 2024 13.50 EST. Poland’s bitter dispute with Ukraine over farm imports has escalated as Polish dumped grain from a freight train as …
