Some carried mock coffins and funeral garlands as symbols of their plight. The — whose demands are similar to those at elsewhere — have spent weeks staging sporadic blockades along highways and in rural towns. in central Greece are also still reeling from major floods last year.

across France and Germany stage widespread , citing grievances over economic hardships, policy changes, and competition. In France, …

‘ which have spread across , have stoked concerns in France and beyond about their political fallout, given they represent a growing constituency for the far right, expected …

across the continent say their livelihoods are being battered by rising costs, increased regulation, and unfair competition from abroad. Germany, Italy and Belgium are among the countries hit by , which has played into the hands of far-right parties such as France’s National Rally and the German AfD, and the unrest is …

Global agricultural unrest has led to spanning and Australia, challenging supposed “green” and money-saving policies that threaten to impact livelihoods. Today, German have been blockading Berlin with more than 500 tractors and trucks parked by the city’s historic Brandenburg Gate, protesting subsidy …

have become a more frequent feature over the last few years. The Netherlands, for example, was the site of particularly large demonstrations in 2022.

The Dutch ‘ ( Dutch: boerenprotesten) are a series of demonstrations by Dutch livestock , characterised by the use of tractors to block roads, and occupy public spaces. [20] [21] The were initially triggered in October 2019 by a proposal in parliament to halve the country’s livestock in an attempt to limit …

Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2024 11.25 EST. Tractors have blockaded the Belgian port of Antwerp, as continue their in half a dozen countries. have taken place …

In recent months, ‘ have swept across , culminating in a fiery standoff in Brussels amid last week’s EU summit. For many Europeans, it is still unclear when and where it all …

Elsewhere , French encircled Paris for a second day on Tuesday in a standoff with the government and, in Italy, staged outside Milan and near Rome.. On the A1 …

Berlin, Germany CNN —. Berlin has nearly been brought to a standstill as thousands of rally against tax rises and subsidy cuts, the culmination of a week of that have piled …

clashed with police in Brussels this week – the latest in a series of high-profile over the past few months. say they want changes to Union agricultural …

Fearing a spillover from in Germany, Poland and Romania, the government has withdrawn a draft farming law planned for debate this week and invited farming representatives for talks …

The story so far: Agriculture has become a site of revolt over the last month. have taken out hour-long tractor and held a multi-day ‘siege’ of Parisian streets …

Reuters. Similar have taken place across for most of the week. In France, deployed their tractors to block major roadways into Paris on Monday to cuts to …

in the Union flooded markets, unfair green policy, and forced fallow. : A slogan which reads “Hunger will be our fate” is displayed on a tractor as block the entrance of a Leclerc supermarket in Le Mans, northwestern France, earlier this year. Fearing financial ruin, across are protesting …

The 2024 ‘ are a series of by that have been occurring since December 2023. The have protested against low food prices, proposed environmental regulations (such as a carbon tax, pesticide bans, nitrogen emissions curbs and restrictions on water and land usage), and trade in agricultural products …

The Union shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in another concession to after weeks of that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc.

The -citizen movement (BBB) was only set up in 2019 in the wake of widespread ‘ . … . ICC Men’s T20 World Cup format, rules & past winners. 2 days ago.

Global agricultural unrest has led to spanning and Australia, challenging green policies that threaten to impact livelihoods. The post stage major …

Thousands of across have ramped up against EU measures and rising prices, with roads blocked in Poland, Hungary, Spain, and Belgium. …

Ella Joyner in Brussels. 01/11/2024. The German ‘ that caused nationwide disruptions is the latest in a slew of demonstrations . Many say their backs are against …

’ have been sweeping for months – in countries such as Greece, Germany, Portugal, Poland and France, where the government was taken by surprise this week by a motorway …

Long history of ‘ . may be taking to the streets more than they were 10 years ago, but the agricultural sector has a long history of , as van der Ploeg, the …

BRUSSELS (AP) — A major Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how ’ …

The — which have been happening in France for two weeks — aim to put pressure on the Union (EU). Now say they are planning to go to Brussels, where EU leaders will be …

French are blocking roads across the country to demand government action to address numerous grievances, as in the Union’s agricultural sector spread.

in Belgium. “Around 200 gathered in central Brussels on Wednesday, saying they can no longer cope with EU regulations and tumbling earnings, according to Le Soit newspaper,” Horobin and Seputyte reported. “Smaller family are behind many of the across the bloc,” Corbet and Casert wrote.

On 6 February, Spanish officially began massive nationwide , tangling up traffic on dozens of highways. turned violent on February 10, when Spanish police clashed with a group of and truck drivers in Madrid as they tried to access a main road in a bid to block it, one of several sweeping the Union.

Far-right groups have discussed toppling the German government as they seek to harness the anger of ongoing over subsidy cuts. A took place in Berlin on Monday amid fears …

Disruptive ’ are nothing new , but this is different. Tractors are or have been on the march in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Belgium, and …

Jan. 31, 2024, at 6:33 a.m. Step up Against Costs, Green Rules. More. Reuters. Tractors and other vehicles queue on the A1 highway during a over price pressures …

Portugal announced an aid package worth €500-million for the country’s in a bid to avoid . The package included a 55-per-cent reduction in the tax on agricultural diesel fuel …

The began , where staged demonstrations including blockades, manure dumping and egging of government buildings. These actions mirrored the mass witnessed in 2020 …

Dutch have been generating global headlines with described by Prime Minister Mark Rutte as “wilfully endangering others, damaging our infrastructure and threatening people who …

This is the third story in a three-part Mongabay miniseries on the Dutch nitrogen crisis and of 2022: The Dutch, and , green agenda crashes into the continent’s food systems.

angered by government plans that may require them to use less fertilizer and reduce livestock began a day of in the Netherlands on Monday by…

0:04. 1:18. Just a few weeks after against government regulations and taxes began in Germany, are now “spreading across , with workers from countries including France and Poland disrupting transport routes over rising costs and burdensome regulations,” Bloomberg’s William Horobin and Milda Seputyte reported.

spread ahead of EU summit. [1/5]A banner reads “Macron answer us” as French block a highway with their tractors during a over price pressures, taxes and …

In both countries, have been co-opted by far-right movements seeking to use the ’ discontent for political gain ahead of the election in June. The Brussels was no exception, and was joined by Marion Maréchal, the niece of Marine Le Pen and also the lead candidate of the French far-right Reconquête party …