Updated 6:15 PM PDT, February 1, 2024. 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 .

‘ have ramped up against EU measures and rising prices, with roads blocked in Poland, Hungary, Spain and Belgium. In western Poland some 1,400 tractors took part in…

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…

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

Across the , over the winter, tractor convoys blockaded ports and major roads, sometimes for days, in some of the most severe in half a century. and the EU have had a sometimes testy relationship. What’s new is the shift toward the extreme right.

Similar have taken place across the EU in recent weeks. in many countries complain that the bloc’s policies on the environment and other matters impose a heavy financial burden …

by ‘ unions and agricultural groups will likely continue in urban centers and on major roads in multiple EU member states through early February. are denouncing various national and EU policies, including strict environmental standards and the continued import of Russian and Belarusian foodstuffs, among several other …

1 in Warsaw on March 6 against EU “Green Deal” measures, and duty-free imports of Ukrainian food to Poland. 2 A man is restrained by police during the outside the Polish …

Hundreds of tractors arrived in Brussels Monday and more are on their way as Union agriculture ministers meet to address ‘ concerns. It follows weeks of by across …

According to a map published by Euractiv, visualizing ’ across the continent, recent ’ broke out in 22 out of the 27 EU member states, with only Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Austria managing to stay clear of the pan- movement so far. Within these 22 countries where took to …

Amid of a wave of over higher production costs and stringent regulations, Belgian are threatening to block access to the capital as …

The are in full swing across Germany, with ‘ vehicles blocking access to highways and city centers. In Munich alone, police said they had accompanied about 5,500 tractors from the …

unhappy at low supermarket prices and cheap food imports from post-Brexit trade deals have vowed to renew their French-style with tractors this weekend. Demonstrations modelled on …

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 …

Farming makes up just 1.4 percent of the Union’s GDP, the latest figures show, but in Eastern last year over cheap Ukrainian imports – which saw lengthy blockades at border crossings – show how as a group are capable of causing major disruption.

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January 8, 2024 8:51 pm CET. By Hans von der Burchard and Peter Wilke. BERLIN — German commenced a week of planned on Monday while officials warned that far-right groups are attempting to co-opt the movement for their own political ends. The began the day by blocking roads across much of the country in response to a …

But for some governments, the more pressing threat is the attention that ’ have attracted from far-right and populist parties, as well as radical conspiracy theorists.

(some media material for Russian speakers)Armageddon Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The ’ across the Union these past several weeks were followed with great interest in Russia and Belarus by local medi…

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 , ,

by German over cuts to subsidies have caused widespread travel disruption across Germany and exposed the depth of public discontent with Olaf Scholz’s coalition government …

The EU has attempted to cut some of those subsidies, leading to mass by across . However, are not just protesting subsidy cuts, but also a series of EU efforts to …

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.

’s are holding mass against EU measures and rising prices which they say are causing more red tape and debt. Tractors have been on the march in France, Germany, Italy …

The Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate crisis and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after from and opposition from the biggest …

Michael Howie February 21, 2024. Hundreds of drove their tractors into central Madrid on Wednesday as part of ongoing against Union and local farming policies and to …

For months now French have been demonstrating over their working conditions, but have escalated in recent weeks at the same time as they spread across , with similar actions …

‘ have mounted across the Union to press leaders to do more to help them with taxes and rising costs, among other grievances including over cheap imports and bureaucracy, reported Reuters. Here are some of the issues that have prompted the movement across the bloc and in individual countries.

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.

Although the follow other demonstrations by in countries including Germany and Romania, the French have a particularly urgent and local political flavour.

are angry over Union climate policies and food imports from Ukraine that they say threaten their livelihoods. Such have occurred across the 27-member EU in recent weeks …

MADRID -. 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 …

The Commission on Friday proposed further concessions on climate and environmental measures in response to ongoing in several countries. across the bloc …

February 26, 2024 by Peoples Dispatch. in Saint-Etienne-de-Fontbellon, France. have been raging across since December 2023. Photo: Wikimedia. and their unions in Eastern and Central , are mobilizing in large numbers against growing economic distress. They have expressed their rejection of provisions …

’ , which have spread across , come as the far right, for which represent a growing constituency, is predicted to make gains in June’s parliament elections.

Angry block roads and walk cattle through busy streets as -wide spread – are being held in Ireland, Greece, Italy, France, Bulgaria, Belgium and Holland

February 6, 2024 01:27:35 pm. Dutch police stopped ’ across the Netherlands on Monday regarding low prices for produce and the EU’s Green Deal. The disrupted traffic by blocking freeway exit roads and setting fires. In a statement released on Monday, the police in Gelderland highlighted the health risks and …

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 …

The ’ , the far right and the fallout. Isabel Schatzschneider 15th February 2024. The Union must stop giving ground on its climate vows—unless it wants to help the far right ride to victory. Social substance but authoritarian style—the scene in Luxembourg Square in Brussels during a Council meeting at the …

There have also been solidarity rallies by in Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, and Canada. Consequently, the are shaping the political discourse in several countries across . Forecast Negotiations between ’ groups and the Dutch government are stalled. So, it is likely that the will continue.