On what is one of Europe s busiest motorways, hundreds of Gallic farmers have parked their tractors. On paper, they are staging a political demonstration. In practice, it looks more like a music festival.
Thousands of German farmers, lorry drivers and craftsmen gathered with tractors and other heavy equipment in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate on Monday morning. Police on Monday morning estimated that at least 3,000 tractors had already arrived for the protest and an estimated 2,000 more were on the way. The tractors blocked traffic in parts of the city, and Berlin's public transit agency reported major service delays. About 10,000 people had registered for the demonstrations, but Berli
Thousands of tractors and other heavy equipment lined the streets near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Monday as farmers crowded into the German capital to protest against government plans to end tax breaks on diesel fuel. Honking tractors could be heard in many areas of Berlin as farmers blocked traffic in areas during the morning commute. Leading politicians from Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government met with agricultural industry groups to discuss economic pressures facing Ge
Farmers in Germany kicked off a week of protests Monday with widespread highway shutdowns and city center demonstrations, including near U.S. military communities, in opposition to the federal government’s proposed cuts in agricultural subsidies.
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