Insights and Stories on Farmer Protests

Apr. 23, 2024 at 9:56 am CDT

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to back a year-long extension to tariff-free trade for Ukrainian farm produce, while introducing new curbs on the level of imports to assuage protesting EU farmers.

By philip-blenkinsop, Reuters

Apr. 8, 2024 at 1:28 pm CDT

The European Union provisionally agreed on Monday to restrictions on Ukrainian food imports, which some EU members say have destabilized the bloc's agricultural markets.

By Reuters

Apr. 3, 2024 at 10:27 am CDT

European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation limiting pesticide use as farmers' protests resonate with voters ahead of elections.

By Kate Abnett, Reuters

Mar. 27, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine - with restrictions - after some states complained the original agreement risked destabilizing the bloc's agricultural markets.

By Reuters

Mar. 26, 2024 at 11:26 am CDT

France said on Tuesday that it and a group of other EU countries were pushing for greater curbs on imports of food products from Ukraine to prevent the destabilization of EU agricultural markets.

By Nette Noestlinger, Reuters