Insights and Stories on Belgium

Feb. 2, 2024 at 11:04 am CST

Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border on Friday and occupied roads in Greece while their Polish peers announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as protests for fairer prices and less red tape spread across Europe.

By Charlotte Van Campenhout, Christian Levaux, Reuters

Jan. 31, 2024 at 9:32 am CST

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on rules for fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.

By philip-blenkinsop, Reuters

Jan. 30, 2024 at 9:44 am CST

Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports blocked access roads to the Zeebrugge container port on Tuesday.

By Reuters

Jan. 29, 2024 at 10:13 am CST

Long lines of tractors blocked highways near Paris and across France on Monday, as angry farmers sought to put pressure on the government to do more to help them weather inflation, compete with cheap imports and make a living.

By Marco Trujillo, Reuters, Sarah Meyssonnier

Jan. 9, 2024 at 10:14 am CST

Sweden has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as the disease spreads in Europe. The Philippines, meanwhile, has banned imports of French and Belgian poultry as a virus containment measure.

By Reuters