Where Do European Farmers Stand Today After the 2024 Protests?

Where do European farmers stand today after the 2024 protests?

A new report reveals that European farmers feel worse off now than 12 months ago, are frustrated with the EU’s lack of support and are prepared to protest again.

European farmers staging protests over EU's agricultural policy amid budget conference in Brussels

Farmers strongly oppose proposals to dissolve Common Agricultural Policy into single fund, further renationalization, or rushed CAP reform proposal expected in July - Anadolu Ajansı

On Tuesday 20 May, Belgian and European farmers gathered in Brussels again for a protest. They protested at the headquarters of the European Commission. The reason is the reform of the European agricultural policy (CAP), which is to be officially presented in July.

Despite the mobilisation of farmers in Brussels on 20 May 2025, the European Commission does not seem to fall back on its merger plan for the Pac budget.

EU Commission plans to reform the agricultural budget – farmers' associations raise the alarm and warn against a devaluation of the CAP.

In June 2022, the European Union took a decision that allowed Ukrainian agricultural goods to be imported into the EU without tariffs for a period of one year.