The wave of protest and anger of European farmers reached Brussels

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farmers They blocked more roads belgium, France And Italy On Wednesday, to disrupt trade in main ports and other strategic areas and thus increase its pressure ahead of the summit European Union Which will take place this Thursday in Brussels.

protesters want to achieve best prices For your products and what they believe in excessive regulation Due to which their work gets hampered.

Although there have been days of mass protests peacefulfrench police 91 protesters arrested According to police sources, who forcefully entered Europe’s largest food market on Wednesday. Armored vehicles block wide entrances Rungis MarketSouth of the French capital.

spanish farmerThey too are preparing to join the wave of anger sweeping Europe. Spain’s three main farming unions have agreed to launch protests in the coming weeks to demand changes to what they describe overly restrictive policies Of the European Union.

European Commission plans to make concessions

Protests on Wednesday had immediate impact: The The European Commission Announced a plan to protect farmers from Ukraine’s cheap wartime exports and allow them to use some land that had been forced to lie fallow for environmental reasons.

The plans must still be approved by the bloc’s 27 member states and the European Parliament, but they represent sudden and symbolic concession,

Recent demonstrations are part of a growing movement Agricultural protests across the EU And showed how just a few hundred tractors can disrupt traffic in capitals from Berlin to Paris, Brussels and Rome.

Millions of people across the bloc have faced disruptions and difficulties getting to work, or had their medical appointments canceled as protests blocked their way.

In FranceInterior Minister Gérald Darmanin reported 100 protests involving about 10,000 farmers across the country, and warned farmers around Paris that any attempt to block the Rungis market and airports and enter the capital would be met with “red “Line” will be considered.

Protesters carried a large banner on the A6 motorway south of the French capital, reading: “Paris, let our farmers go.”

in climax belgium It is scheduled for Thursday, when some farmers plan to protest outside the EU headquarters during a summit of government leaders.

The protesters want to get their issues included on the summit agenda and seek some concessions on the financial burden they face and increasing competition from countries as far away as Chile and New Zealand.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said, “It is important that we listen to them.” “They face huge challenges, from tackling climate change to tackling environmental pollution,” he said.

belgium currently occupied Rotation of the Presidency of the European UnionAnd De Croo said he would raise the issue during the summit because it was a late addition to the agenda focused on providing more aid to Ukraine as it marks almost two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to postpone the free trade deal with the South American country due to strong opposition from EU farmers and will raise the issue at the summit.

EU governments are handling the protests, which have been mostly peaceful, with extreme caution.