
Greek Farmers Step Up Protests After Talks Collapse
With subsidy payments delayed and costs soaring, Greek farmers are intensifying protests after last-ditch talks with Athens failed to deliver meaningful relief.

With subsidy payments delayed and costs soaring, Greek farmers are intensifying protests after last-ditch talks with Athens failed to deliver meaningful relief.

Brussels is offering farmers early access to billions in funding as it tries to overcome opposition to a long-delayed trade deal with South America.

The French government moves to block certain imported fruits in order to safeguard supply chains, protect consumers, and support local farmers.

The fierce protest by farmers and livestock producers in Brussels delivered an unexpected result: a last-minute delay to the EU–Mercosur agreement.

Mercosur and the Green Deal have become the symbols of fierce citizen discontent.

The movement is gaining momentum and is finding resonance in Brussels and Strasbourg.

The demonstration coincides with an EU Council summit and comes hours before Ursula von der Leyen travels to Brazil for talks linked to the Mercosur agreement.

Paris is pushing to postpone a December decision, arguing that key agricultural safeguards remain unfinished as EU leaders enter a week of high-stakes negotiations.

Rebellious farmers do not understand why armoured vehicles are sent to them and never to suburban rioters.

Scandal-hit Athens has said it is open to discussions and has urged farmers to end the blockades.