’ 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 …

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 .

Other countries have staged mirroring the blockades currently taking place across France. In Italy, have blocked roads near Milan, with spanning across north and …

‘ across sparked a surge in popularity of right-wing populist parties and have made agricultural policy one of the main topics of the upcoming election campaign.

EU leaders vowed to ease the burden of environmental rules in an attempt to quell by , who demolished statues and started fires in Brussels during a summit on Thursday. …

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 …

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 .

The reasons for their remain largely the same. Brussels has taken note of the ‘ demands, including several meetings with politicians, such as the president of the …

In an enduring display of dissent that has spanned several months, agricultural across show no signs of stopping. On Feb. 26, a massive procession of tractors converged on the Union (EU) building in Spain, marking a continued opposition to Agenda 2030, a plan developed by the United Nations (UN) to implement more than a dozen sustainable development goals under the …

LISBON, Portugal (AP) – High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of , with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers amid a truckers’ strike Friday and in France and Greece snarling traffic with their . Russia’s war in Ukraine has further pushed up costs for oil and natural gas , driving record …

Large demonstrations by have taken place in several countries in recent days, and have now reached Belgium. The ‘ are mainly fuelled by low farm incomes. The sector is also critical of the Common Agricultural Policy and rejects free trade agreements such as Mercosur.

Climate & CO2 Agriculture. The large-scale by Germany’s agriculture industry are casting a spotlight on the difficulties faced by the government to reconcile decarbonisation efforts with budget restrictions and social cohesion. As thousands of hit the streets in January, concerns have been raised over attempts by far-right …

And they’re inspiring by other across , including in Germany, Poland and Italy. I have praised the current Dutch government for being sensible on matters like climate change.

across are holding to highlight financial struggles, which they argue stem from inflation, competition from low-cost imports and an inability to earn a liveable income.

January 14, 20243:05 AM PSTUpdated 4 months ago. BUCHAREST, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Romanian and truck drivers continued sporadic across the country on Sunday as negotiations with the …

POLAND: associations announced they would again block roads to prevent the entry of Ukrainian goods.This one-month measure will start from Friday, February 9. The new wave of comes after the Commission recently decided to keep Ukrainian agri-food imports exempt from quotas and tariffs.

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 …

French President Emmanuel Macron is putting pressure on the Union to postpone the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the South American economic alliance Mercosur in light of ‘ . “We do not want the agreement to be signed in its current form,” Macron said on Tuesday in Stockholm during a state visit to Sweden. In a week-long fight for better working …

The German ‘ that caused nationwide disruptions is the latest in a slew of demonstrations . Many say their backs are against the wall amid new EU measures and …

What ’s egg-hurling can teach us about climate progress. EU officials had big plans to slash emissions from farming. Then the started. Hundreds of fed-up Germans driving …

The Union’s executive arm gave the green light Tuesday to farm buyout schemes worth nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.65 billion). The Dutch plans to reduce nitrogen deposits — mainly from livestock — on areas of vulnerable nature have sparked heated debate and widespread by angry in this small nation.

The Commission has taken note of ’ against the Green Deal in a number of member states in recent months and, in February, dropped its requirement to cut pesticide use by …

German ’ irate marathon that reached a high point last week has evoked comparisons to the 1524-25 German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Western before the French …

Growing Add to the EU’s Political Woes. A woman waves a French flag in support of protesting as a tractor drives by in Agen, southwerstern France, on Jan. 25, 2024. , growing in a key electoral year will likely slow the implementation of environmental reforms in the Union and make it …

Earlier in January, Germany witnessed large-scale and convoys of slow-moving tractors that blocked access to multiple German ports. continued this week but on a smaller scale with no direct impact on port operations. Nevertheless, Kuehne+Nagel expects the movement to continue in Germany if the issue remains unresolved.

31 Jan 2024. French are threatening to take their tractor to the heart of the Union and impose a blockade on Brussels as they have done to Paris in opposition to the green agenda favoured by globalists like President Emmanuel Macron. The uprising in France continued to grow this week, as an estimated 12,000 …

We provide insights into the demands of , the economic and environmental contexts of their , and the broader implications for food security and rural livelihoods. Engage with our ongoing, thorough coverage to understand this critical global issue. Latest news on ‘ and across the world in 2024, offering …

are dissatisfied with the green course of the Commission and demand concessions from both the EU and their governments. In France and Poland, the have reached the largest scale. Polish also demand restricting the import of goods from Ukraine. On Wednesday, March 6, they staged a large-scale in the …

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after from and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to be diluted.

At the time of writing, 5,728 ’ had been recorded globally so far this year by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED). However, over 4,000 have been logged for alone, constituting a 300% increase in incidents for the region compared to 2023 as whole. A host of variables are fuelling …

The are an initiative of Walloon . They set off on Sunday morning with hundreds of tractors and with a clear mission: to make it clear to Walloon, federal and policymakers that things cannot continue like this. As in France and Germany, the Belgian are protesting against strict environmental rules.

in Spain have joined their counterparts in staging across the country. Like elsewhere, they demand more flexibility from the Union, tighter controls on …

: ECVC puts forth concrete suggestions to guarantee fair prices to peasant Rice imports lead to bankruptcy, endangers food sovereignty: Serikat Petani Indonesia Treaties and Tractors: The against free trade agreements, WTO at the root of it all Rejection of free trade agreements and the demand for a decent income at the heart of ’ mobilizations …

India’s coincide with similar demonstrations by their counterparts , but, other than rising costs of cultivation, the concerns raised by and Indian are …

The are expected to congregate on the outskirts of Rome pending further later in the week in scenes reminiscent of similar that have paralysed cities across …

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

Romania, another country that has witnessed over the issue, has so far stopped short of a ban. While Ukraine has acknowledged the concerns of , authorities in Kyiv …

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Spanish have begun disrupting traffic on the main AP-7 motorway connecting Spain and France as part of a series of continent-wide . For the past two days, have parked on …

‘ has witnessed a surge in ‘ recently. At the start of the year, mass strikes took place in Germany, France, Romania, Greece, and Poland.