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Spanish farmers drove their tractors towards Madrid demanding higher prices for their produce, more government support and protection from unfair imports on Wednesday. Some 500 tractors were already heading to the capital on Tuesday but police halted them before they could reach the city centre, local media reported. Nonetheless, dozens of tractors reached the central Puerta de Alcalá square and disrupted traffic in the rally organized by the farmers' association Unión de Uniones. There were als ....
Thousands of Greek and Spanish farmers protested on Tuesday in the latest demonstrations to hit the EU agriculture sector. More than 120 tractors paralyzed the centre of Athens as farmers honked horns and chanted: "Without us, you have nothing to eat!" Other members of society also joined the demonstration. The farmers had already travelled from all parts of Greece, including by ferry from the island of Crete, for the culmination of numerous blockades in recent weeks. Greek farmers are demanding ....
Spanish farmers on Friday blocked streets across the country in a fourth day of protests and announced plans to gather in Madrid as they railed against the EU's environmental rules and what they see as excessive taxes and red tape. Since Tuesday, Spanish farmers have joined peers from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Belgium in daily protests that include blocking several highways and ports. On Friday, traffic on the A-2 highway to Madrid near the central town of Torija snarled behind a convoy of tractors bearing Spanish flags and blaring their horns, while farmers wearing yellow vests waved baguettes from an overpass at the vehicles below. ....
Spanish farmers blocked roads across Spain on Thursday for the third day running to protest against heavy regulation and cheaper imports, with the country's main farmers' unions joining the demonstrations for the first time.While protesters on Tuesday and Wednesday were largely mobilised by activists via WhatsApp, some of Thursday's demonstrations were organised by Spain's three main agricultural unions Asaja, Coag and UPA. "If the tractors are protesting, it's because the rural world feels s ....