Insights and Stories on EU

Mar. 12, 2024 at 10:38 am CDT

European Union country leaders will urge the EU to work quickly on more measures to support farmers in response to months of protests by angry agriculture workers, draft conclusions for an EU leaders' summit showed.

By Jan Strupczewski, Kate Abnett, Reuters

Mar. 8, 2024 at 9:09 am CST

Grain growers in western Europe will need rain to ease this month to progress with spring planting, after a wet February maintained soggy field conditions that have already put the region on course for a smaller wheat harvest, analysts said.

By Gus Trompiz, Michael Hogan, Reuters

Mar. 7, 2024 at 11:10 am CST

Czech farmers dumped manure in front of the government's office, blocked Prague streets with tractors and taunted the country's farm minister on Thursday as they renewed protests demanding more help and a halt to cheap imports to the European Union.

By Eva Korinkova, Reuters

Mar. 7, 2024 at 10:14 am CST

European Union lawmakers approved on Thursday granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to EU markets for another year, rejecting amendments that could have increased restrictions.

By philip-blenkinsop, Reuters

Mar. 6, 2024 at 10:04 am CST

Protesting farmers clashed with police outside the parliament building in Warsaw on Wednesday, with police using pepper spray and accusing some participants of violence against security forces.

By Aleksandra Szmigiel, Kacper Pempel, Reuters