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Spain: Farmers Return to Madrid as Protests Continue
Fishermen also joined the protests, which took place at the same time as demonstrations in Brussels.
Fishermen also joined the protests, which took place at the same time as demonstrations in Brussels.
Campaigning for reelection—and dogged by farmer protests against cheap Ukrainian imports—von der Leyen has abruptly mothballed the Ukraine question.
Tarring farmers with the ‘far-right’ brush is a sure sign that the EU elites fear they are losing control of the political agenda.
The Commission dropped the planned 30% CO2 cut in the agricultural sector to appease protesters, but the newly set 90% overall reduction by 2040 will force farmers to comply anyway.
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Supporting the Ukrainian economy cannot come at the cost of undermining Central European farmers, interest groups say.
Beyond a stance in favour of the countryside, the political platform of the Alliance rurale is unclear.
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