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Columns of tractors lined up in the streets of Brussels early on Thursday to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help farmers with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports. ... -February 01, 2024 at 03:29 am EST - MarketScreener
Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament on Thursday, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks amid protests to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes and rising costs. Major thoroughfares in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, were blocked by around 1,300 tractors, according to a police estimate. Farmers from Italy, Spain and other European countries also took part in the protests.
Riot police protect European Council headquarters as about 1,300 tractors blockade Brussels