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EU sets prohibitive tariffs on Russian, Belarusian grain from July

May. 30, 2024 at 9:46 am CDT

Today European Union trade ministers agreed to impose prohibitive tariffs on cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and Belarus from July 1, a move the bloc said would halt imports of these products.

Polish farmers begin hunger strike over EU Green Deal

May. 13, 2024 at 11:09 am CDT

By Reuters

Europe’s restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act

Apr. 3, 2024 at 10:27 am CDT

By Kate Abnett Reuters

Polish farmers take grain protests to Lithuanian border

Mar. 1, 2024 at 8:51 am CST

By Reuters

Poland mulls wider ban on Ukrainian food imports as farmers warn of more protests

Feb. 27, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

By Karol Badohal Reuters

Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act

Feb. 26, 2024 at 10:00 am CST

Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad.

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk David Latona philip-blenkinsop Poland Reuters Ukraine

Tractors drive down a highway near Paris, France.

EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming

Feb. 6, 2024 at 5:32 pm CST

The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region's fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.

By Kate Abnett Reuters

Italy’s farmers head to Rome in tractor convoy protest

Feb. 5, 2024 at 10:52 am CST

Italian farmers protesting about red tape and cheap imports from outside the EU headed towards Rome in convoys of tractors on Monday, while their colleagues in the north led a cow through the streets of Milan.

By Reuters

Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as anger spreads across Europe

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

One dead, two injured as French farmer protests spread

Jan. 23, 2024 at 2:47 pm CST

Protesting farmers blocked roads across France on Tuesday and there was one fatal accident, as their unions urged the government to ease its drive for lower consumer prices and reduce environmental regulations.

By Reuters