BRUSSELS: On Monday, farmers rallied in Madrid, flung bottles at police in Brussels, and closed a border crossing between both Germany and Poland to demand action against low grocery pricing and what they claim is unfair competition from elsewhere.
Following weeks of irate demonstrations, agricultural ministers from throughout the European Union promised to take further action to reduce bureaucracy and support farmers when they gathered in Brussels to address the industry’s issue.
Already, the 27-nation EU has scaled back some of its signature Green Deal environmental objectives, such as eliminating a goal in its 2040 climate plan to reduce emissions from agricultural. Farmers, meanwhile, are asking for more.
Farmers, we’re back in Brussels today because the European Union is not paying attention to what we have to say. Fair revenue is what we seek, according to La Via Campesina’s general coordinator, Morgan Ody.
“We don’t make a living; we just generate the food. For what reason is that the case? due to agreements on free trade. due to the deregulation. therefore the costs of production are less than the prices. Thus, we insist that the EU take action on this. Around 900 tractors congested areas of the Belgian capital, close to the location where ministers were meeting, as riot police used water cannons to suppress demonstrators who were hurling eggs and bottles.
Farmers from all throughout Spain demonstrated in Madrid, blowing whistles, ringing cowbells, and beating drums to call on the EU to relax rules and rescind some of the modifications made to its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which provides subsidies and other programs.
