
New Front in EU Farm Wars: Now Tractors Block Roads Across Spain
Farmers’ leaders say the Socialist government assured them their protests were legitimate but told police “to beat them.”

Farmers’ leaders say the Socialist government assured them their protests were legitimate but told police “to beat them.”

Nationwide tractor protests show solidarity with EU-wide demonstrations

Protesters want to change the agenda at Thursday’s EU summit: “Time is up. EU leaders must think of the farmers.”

Farmers across Europe continue to protest rising costs, EU environmental policies, and cheap food imports.

The EU has sent its top gun in the form of Commission official Thierry Breton to prepare Twitter and Facebook for new hate speech regulations.

In an interview on French television, the American magnate said he had more power now than if he were president, but Twitter would comply with the EU.

Global turmoil and scientific advances have forced the EU Commission away from its usually cautious approach to GMO technology as campaigners blamed lobbying groups for influencing the decision.

Confronted with high-risk tech suppliers and ‘anti-competitive’ practices, the EU Commission decided to roll back U.S. and Chinese corporate presence.

The protected status of prosecco and feta cheese seems to be an insoluble issue in trade talks between the EU and Australia. Meanwhile, a UK-Australian trade deal comes into effect this week.

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