Tag: Tractors

Farmers in tractors block Brussels in EU policies protest

Farmers have thrown beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters. The demonstration took place on Tuesday as agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers protested against […]

French farmers take tractors back on the streets of Paris in new protest

Angry farmers have headed back to Paris on their tractors in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital. Dozens of tractors drove peacefully into Paris carrying flags from Rural Co-ordination, the farmers’ union that staged the protest. The protesters then […]

Farmers from 10 EU countries join forces – and tractors

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers were driving their tractors and other vehicles to several border crossings on Thursday to meet their colleagues from neighboring countries and join forces in their protests against European Union agriculture policies, bureaucracy and overall conditions for their business. Farmers complain that the 27-nation EU’s environmental policies, such as the Green […]

Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in protest at EU agriculture policies

Hundreds of tractors blocked a road in Prague in a farmers’ protest on Monday over European Union agriculture policies and what they said were unfair practices. Major organisations representing Czech farmers did not participate and distanced themselves from the rally after it turned out some organisers were behind recent pro-Russian demonstrations. Traffic was not halted […]

Tractors roll into downtown Prague as Czech farmers join protests

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Hundreds of Czech farmers drove their tractors into downtown Prague on Monday, disrupting traffic outside the Agriculture Ministry, as they joined protests against high energy costs, stifling bureaucracy and the European Union’s Green Deal. Farmers across Europe have taken to the streets this year, including in Poland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, […]

Italian tractors en route to Rome in protest

STORY: Farmers from agricultural regions such as Tuscany headed south towards the capital, flying the Italian flag and carrying hand-written signs with slogans including “No farmer, No food.” They were expected to congregate on the outskirts of Rome pending further protests later in the week. The Italian farmers share many of the grievances expressed by […]

Angry farmers on tractors create chaos in EU summit protest

Farmers in convoys of tractors created chaos outside the European Union’s headquarters on Thursday, pelting police with fireworks, eggs and beer bottles as they demanded leaders at an EU summit provide relief from rising prices and bureaucracy. With thick smoke from burning bales of hay hanging over parts of Brussels, security forces used water cannons […]