Around 1,000 tractors surrounded the Schuman EU quarter in Brussels on Monday (26 February) where agriculture ministers were meeting to discuss their response to the situation of farmers across the EU.
"We hear, clearly, their complaints," said Belgian agriculture minister David Clarinval, ahead of the council meeting.
But their violence is "counterproductive" in terms of the image and the impact on the world of agricultu...
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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.