Etiqueta 'Farmers protests'
Tractors invade the centre of Palma, rural life in crisis
Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has announced it would distribute an extra 269 million euros in aid to nearly 140,000 farmers.
Countryside crisis
Several dozen farmers are currently demonstrating with tractors in front of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to ask its head, Luis Planas, to agree with agricultural organisations on solutions to the crisis in the countryside.
Spain's paella rice could 'disappear', say farmers angry at EU rules
"There's one set of rules for Europe and another for those producing outside."
Agriculture
Tractor protest demands fair prices for farmers
Some 200 tractors took to the roads of central Palma.
Agriculture
Agriculture minister gives backing to farmers' protest
Farmers' protests are mainly about what they are being paid for produce.
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Comment
Farmers spark new EU war
It’s not just farmers from across the bloc who are taking aim at Brussels, so too are a number of governments such as Spain.
Humphrey Carter16/02/2024 11:22