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Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act

Farmer protests have spread across Europe, including clashes in Brussels and Paris, with President Macron addressing concerns of "political manipulation"
The unrest in the Netherlands stemmed from government inaction on high nitrogen levels, resulting in farmers spreading excessive manure on their land compared to other EU countries

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worldpoliticsreview.com

Angry Farmers Have Europe Running Scared

Farmers protests have disrupted everyday life across Europe, while offering a potential boon to far-right parties.

1 year ago

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Truthdig

Those EU Farmer Protests Aren't What They Seem

Behind the noble image of the “angry farmer” is an agribusiness alliance working to sabotage Europe’s ambitious green agenda.

1 year ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Christian Science Monitor

Why Europe’s ambitious Green Deal hinges on farmers

Farmers in Europe demand slower shift to climate-friendly agriculture. Can they halt the green transition?

1 year ago·Boston, United States

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EURACTIV

Former top EU official: Polish farmers, stop blaming Kyiv and Brussels for low prices

The way out of the ongoing crisis of food imports is through the EU and its safeguards and not via the "populist" game of blaming it on Ukraine or Brussels, Poland's former deputy minister of agriculture and director general at the European Commission, Jerzy Plewa, told Euractiv in an interview.

1 year ago·Brussels, Belgium

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The Sun

Farmers in Europe launch protests over pay blasting MANURE at cops

ANGERED farmers across Europe have taken to the streets using grain sprayers as canons and blasting manure at cops in protests over unfair pay. From Belgium to Greece, farmers have called for action on high costs, low product prices and strict green laws. APPolice are sprayed by manure during a farmers demonstration in the European Quarter outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels, Monday[/caption] GettyFarmers stand on their tra…

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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