Source link The action by French agricultural workers follows similar protests in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania Farmers blocked roads with tractors and trucks in several parts of France on Monday, continuing protests that they started last week, local media has reported. The agricultural workers dumped rocks and gravel to make highway exits inaccessible […]
Source link Agricultural producers from Romania have been protesting Ukraine’s imports, which have caused a “price collapse,” the local media say A major border crossing checkpoint between Ukraine and Romania was blocked by the EU nation’s farmers on Saturday. The agricultural producers have been staging protests in the area over the past few days to […]
Source link Massive protests have broken out as Berlin continues to pile cash on Ukraine instead of supporting its own workers Farmers and their tractors started gathering on Monday here in Berlin as well as in cities across all of Germany’s federal states, including Hamburg, Cologne, and Bremen. The culmination, a massive planned protest, is […]
Source link Protesters have rallied against austerity measures that Berlin introduced last month Farmers all over Germany are rallying for a week of protests against government austerity measures, which they fear may leave the agricultural sector without support and force farms to shut down. Thousands have flocked to Berlin and other major cities to protest […]
Source link Budget cutbacks to the EU state’s agricultural sector have sparked fury in the country’s farming community A group of farmers angered by cost-saving plans impacting Germany’s agricultural sector prevented the EU state’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry on Thursday, in a protest that was criticized by both government and opposition figures. Robert […]
Source link Protesters fear the German government’s austerity measures will force farms to shut down Farmers from across Germany descended on Berlin in their tractors on Monday, protesting against the government’s plans to slash diesel subsidies and tax breaks for agricultural vehicles. Berlin recently announced planned austerity measures for 2024, in line with efforts to […]
Source link European agro-producers won’t be able to compete if the country is admitted to the bloc, the deputy agriculture minister says Ukraine’s admission to the EU could be perilous for the bloc’s agricultural sector, Warsaw’s deputy agriculture minister, Michal Kolodziejczak, told Polish broadcaster RMF FM on Saturday. His comments came in response to this […]
Source link South Korean demonstrators reportedly planned to release dogs in front of the presidential office in Seoul Hundreds of South Korean dog meat farmers took to the streets of Seoul to protest a proposed ban on their livelihood on Thursday, leading to clashes with police and three arrests, organizers told media on Friday. Dozens of […]
Source link Workers protesting the EU’s trade regulations with Kiev have created a roadblock at one of Poland’s busiest border crossings Farmers from Poland’s Deceived Village Association have joined a round-the-clock roadblock at Medyka – one of the country’s busiest border crossings with Ukraine – as part of a major protest against the EU’s soft […]
Source link Polish truckers protesting on the border with Ukraine could be joined by a group of farmers later this week, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday. The truckers are demanding tougher rules for their Ukrainian competitors and have been blocking border checkpoints, meaning some cargo vehicles carrying humanitarian aid for Kiev have been […]
Source link Opposition parties have questioned the timing of the prime minister’s move, as two Indian states head to the polls on Friday The administration of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the 15th tranche of funds in a welfare scheme intended to support 80 million farmers. The fresh money for the government’s […]