US EditionRiots Erupt in Brussels with Farmers & Tractors
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The farmers, gathered in Brussels to protest with European policies, in particular the budget and Mercosur, blocked the streets with their tractors, thrown potatoes, eggs and stones to the police. Several windows were also destroyed. The police responded with tear gas, hydrants and charges. In the clashes with the police a protester was wounded to the face. Farmers fear that the agreement could compromise their livelihoods, and there are wider p…
Riots erupt in Brussels with farmers & tractors
Protecting Europe’s food security, protecting the ability to feed ourselves without being reliant on other states halfway around the globe. That’s what any farmer in Europe will tell you about the demonstrations today in Brussels. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has not so far listened to the cries of the more than 500 tractors that have trundled up with 10,000… Source
From the Common Agricultural Policy to Mercosur, passing to the customs war with the US: all the reasons for the protests
The center of Brussels has turned into a battlefield, as farmers protesting with their tractors throw objects at the police, who respond with tear gas and water cannons.
The chaos and lack of consensus on European soil conveys an image of fragility that hurts the Commission’s interests
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