Farmers blockade Paris over ‘unthinkable’ EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers have taken to blockading Paris over a trade deal between South American Mercosur countries and the European Union.
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Macron pledges to block EU-Mercosur trade deal amid pressure from French farmers
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to block the proposed European Union-Mercosur trade agreement as farmers across France have ramped up pressure on the…
Brussels burns as farm protests return to the EU capital
Fires blazed outside buildings belonging to the EU institutions on the morning of February 26, as the EU-wide farmers' protests returned to the streets of Brussels.
Angry Italian farmers to target Rome
Italian farmers protesting about red tape and cheap imports from outside the EU headed towards Rome in convoys of tractors while their colleagues in the North led…
Belgian police plough same furrow as angry farmers
As outraged Belgian farmers continued to block ports and borders in the Netherlands, police authorities issued a statement of public support for the protesters –…
Farmers bring EU quarter to a standstill
Men and women from across the bloc burned hay and tyres from early in the morning on Luxembourg Square, in front of the European Parliament, while dozens of tractors…
Paris ‘under siege’ as farmers’ demonstration escalates
Farmers in France have launched a "siege of Paris" after the country's Government failed to roll back various “green” restrictions on the agriculture sector.
German farmers sow seeds of revolt in subsidy-cuts protests
Farmers across Germany started a planned week-long protest en masse against the Government's plans for cutbacks.
Green Chaos: EC denies it pressured Dutch into farm shutdowns
The European Commission has denied reports it pressured the Dutch government into shutting farms down in service of the bloc's environmental goals on nitrogen pollution.
Mayday-Mayday: Labour day turns violent in France
Labour Day in France was disrupted by protests against the controversial pension reforms pushed through by the Élysée Palace.