Source link Hundreds of tractors have blocked downtown Prague as part of demonstrations against EU agriculture policies Czech farmers protesting against EU agriculture policies, environmental requirements and high energy prices have been described as supporters of Russia by Prime Minister Petr Fiala. On Monday, hundreds of tractors blocked off sections of Prague and disrupted traffic […]
Source link Thousands of farmers are ready to march on the capital, raising an old demand, a guaranteed minimum price for crops At 8am at the Shambhu border, a crossing between the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, Daya Singh, 35, fixed his blue headgear and prepared for a day-long sit-in to join hundreds […]
Source link New Delhi has sealed state borders to prevent crowds from entering the capital as tension rises Farmers in India, who have been protesting on the outskirts of New Delhi for the past three days demanding reforms to secure price guarantees for their produce, are fending off tear gas shell-launching police drones by ensnaring […]
Source link The world’s largest exporting countries are opposed to the introduction of minimum pricing for agricultural crops A group of the world’s largest agricultural exporters has raised concerns over India’s subsidization of farmers with the World Trade Organization (WTO), arguing that it harms the global market, the Indian Express reported on Thursday. The Cairns […]
Source link Over 200 unions are staging the protest, urging government to enact laws guaranteeing minimum prices for agricultural commodities Roads leading into India’s capital New Delhi from surrounding states were sealed on Tuesday and security beefed up as members of over 200 farmers’ unions made their way towards the capital to demand a legal […]
Source link The official made the claim after protesters dumped grain from vehicles trying to enter Poland Protesting Polish farmers, who offloaded grain from Ukrainian trucks onto a road near the countries’ shared border, are acting in Russia’s interest, Andrey Sadovoy, the mayor Lviv, has claimed. The incident happened on Sunday outside the Dorohusk checkpoint, […]
Source link Demonstrations have been staged across the country, demanding an end to the flow of cheap Ukrainian produce Traffic in cities and town across Poland was severely obstructed on Friday as farmers staged protests over what they consider to be unfair competition from cheap Ukrainian produce, as well as the EU’s green policies. Over […]
Source link A bloc-wide wide wave of discontent over high costs, external competition, and red tape in the agriculture sector has reached Spain The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will pay compensation to farmers affected by the ongoing drought and conflict in Ukraine. The statement comes as farmers in the country joined the […]
Source link The agricultural producers joined farmers in several EU states in protest over restrictive red tape Spanish farmers blocked several major highways nationwide on Tuesday in what is the latest protest by agricultural workers in a European country, against rising costs, taxes and European Union (EU) bureaucracy. The latest farmers’ protest followed similar demonstrations […]
Source link The Solidarity trade union will launch a general strike in response to the government’s refusal to halt cheap Ukrainian imports Polish farmers will block off border crossings with Ukraine during a general strike planned for next Friday, the Solidarity trade union announced on Thursday. In addition to blocking the Ukrainian crossings, the union […]
Source link The unelected European Commission head made her priorities crystal clear by praising another cash dump on Ukraine “Agreement! The European Council delivered on our priorities. Supporting Ukraine…. A good day for Europe,” tweeted unelected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, as EU farmers “high-fived” her by throwing eggs, lighting fires […]
Source link The Hungarian leader personally met with demonstrators in Brussels ahead of an EU summit on Ukraine aid Close associates of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are reportedly responsible for organizing the farmers’ protests in Brussels over the past week, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The Hungarian leader personally met with protesters in […]
Source link Thousands of protesters arrived in Brussels by tractor, where they burned manure and pelted the legislature with eggs A crowd of furious farmers picketed the EU Parliament building in Brussels on Thursday to protest environmental regulations and the threat to their livelihoods posed by cheap Ukrainian imports. The protesters hurled stones, eggs, and […]
Source link The European bloc must overcome the “polarization” stemming from agricultural disputes, Ursula von der Leyen has said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed hope that new “strategic dialogue” will defuse the ongoing farmers’ protests over environmental regulations. “We all have the same sense of urgency that things have to improve,” […]
Source link Brussels’ diktat on climate change and support for Ukraine is seen as more important than the people who actually feed the country The French government is scrambling to get a whole lot of tractors off the nation’s major highways. Good luck with that when 89% of French citizens back the protesting farmers, according […]