EU scraps pesticide proposal in another concession to protesting farmers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU scraps pesticide proposal in another concession to protesting farmers

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. Last week, von der Leyen announced plans to shield farmers from cheaper products from wartime Ukraine and to allow farmers to use some land they had been required to keep fallow for environmental reasons. Since early Tuesday, farmers across Spain staged tractor protests, blocking highways and causing traffic jams to demand changes in EU policies and funds and measures to combat production cost increases. The protests came as the Agriculture Ministry announced some 270 million euros in aid to 140,000 farmers to address drought conditions and problems caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Spraying manure and throwing beets, farmers in tractors again block Brussels to protest EU policies
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Spraying manure and throwing beets, farmers in tractors again block Brussels to protest EU policies

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. As the protests turned into violence again, police used tear gas and …

Protesting farmers jam Brussels with tractors and set fire to tyres as ministers meet
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Protesting farmers jam Brussels with tractors and set fire to tyres as ministers meet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Farmers set fire to piles …

Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Farmers clashed with police in Belgium on Monday, spraying officers with liquid manure and throwing eggs and flares at them in a fresh show of force as the European Union’s agriculture ministers met in search of ways to address the protesters’ concerns. Smoke drifted through the air near where police in riot gear sheltered behind concrete barriers and …

Belgian farmers spray riot police – and EU – with manure
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Belgian farmers spray riot police – and EU – with manure

The Telegraph  

Elsewhere, the atmosphere was more serene. Marianne Streel, president of the Flemish federation of agriculture, yelled: “Free trade agreements, falling revenues and simpler Common Agricultural Policy.” “We’re here again in Brussels today as farmers because the European Union is not listening to our demands. Fugea, a group that represents smaller Belgian farmers, declared: “Europe does not seem to understand what …

Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch

Associated Press  

WESTROZEBEKE, Belgium — It was the puddles of green sludge left by the tires of massive tractors in western Belgium’s industrial farmlands that drew the attention of biological engineer Ineke Maes. “You should not respond to the issues of the day by simply scrapping very important rules that have been seriously discussed, considered, that have been included in environmental impact …

Hard work and too many statistics: An EU farmer’s frustration grows with every click of the mouse
10 months, 1 week ago

Hard work and too many statistics: An EU farmer’s frustration grows with every click of the mouse

Associated Press  

LEDEGEM, Belgium — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe’s second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital boxes demanding to be filled with statistics on fertilizer, pesticides, production …

EU proposes scrapping pesticide proposals in another concession to protesting farmers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU proposes scrapping pesticide proposals in another concession to protesting farmers

Hindustan Times  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticides proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests blocked major capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. HT Image Although the proposal had languished in EU institutions for the past two years, the move by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was the latest …

European farmers block French roads and head to Brussels to protest wages and bureaucratic meddling
11 months ago

European farmers block French roads and head to Brussels to protest wages and bureaucratic meddling

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — A surge in agricultural protests from the streets of Berlin to the flanks of the Pyrenees reached the European Union’s headquarters on Wednesday where farmers decried everything from petty bureaucratic meddling to the scourge of bankruptcy and worse. “We have the farmers’ common sense.” It’s a refrain heard across the 27-nation bloc, as farmers have to adapt to …

A ‘black day’ for the EU Green Deal: lawmakers reject proposal to cut use of chemical pesticides
1 year, 1 month ago

A ‘black day’ for the EU Green Deal: lawmakers reject proposal to cut use of chemical pesticides

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — In a blow to the European Green Deal, EU lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a plan to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030 and to ban all pesticide use in areas such as public parks, playgrounds and schools. “Let’s not forget that this proposal was ideological from the outset, with no connection to the realities …

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