Disgruntled farmers have taken to the streets across the European Union. But how important is the agricultural sector to the bloc’s economy? Euronews takes a closer...
The European Parliament has voted in favour of more relaxed regulation for the use of New Genomic Techniques, (NGTs), on plants. A decision that has ignited...
France’s farmers are angry. They say they’re being strangled by a toxic combination of red tape, trade deals, unrealistic prices and ecological measures. Witness joins them...
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There have been protests by farmers in countries such as France, Poland and Greece over the issue. ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second...
More than 2,000 farm trucks will descend on Italy’s capital by the end of the week to protest against the lack of regulation of imports from...
Debts, cheap imports, price pressures… these are just some of the grievances on the lists of European farmers. ADVERTISEMENT Countries across Europe – the Netherlands, Belgium,...
Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking...
Demonstrations are focused on brewing free trade agreements, rising prices and bureaucratic burdens. ADVERTISEMENT France’s two major farmers unions announced Thursday their decision to suspend protests...
Farmers are intensifying their pressure on EU leaders gathered in Brussels today, marking the latest escalation in a Europe-wide campaign that has caused disruptions in several...