Farmer Protests Continue , Across Europe Amid , Rising Costs and Environmental Policies.
On February 9, farmers across Italy, Spain and
Poland took part in ongoing protests against
farming policies in the European Union.
Fox News reports that farmers in the EU are demanding
measures to combat increased production costs,
falling profits and competition from non-EU countries.
Fox News reports that farmers in the EU are demanding
measures to combat increased production costs,
falling profits and competition from non-EU countries.
Recent weeks have seen similar
protests take place across the bloc.
Farmers claim that EU policies have become
a financial burden that makes their products
more costly than non-EU imports.
In response to the protests, the European Commission
has offered concessions that include shelving plans
to drastically reduce the use of pesticides.
In response to the protests, the European Commission
has offered concessions that include shelving plans
to drastically reduce the use of pesticides.
In Poland, farmers blocked major roads
with tractors, displaying signs reading,
"EU Policy Is Ruining Polish Farmers.".
The protest is directed against
the policy of the European Union,
against the Green Deal and against
the policy that allows for an
uncontrolled inflow of farming
produce from Ukraine, Adrian Wawrzyniak, spokesman for the
Solidarity Union of Individual Farmers,
via The Associated Press.
Fox News reports that farmers are also protesting
the EU's Green Deal, which calls for reducing the
use of chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Green Deal will also require farmers
to dedicate 4% of their farmland to
biodiversity and landscape protection,
which could have a negative impact on output. .
The series of protests, which were also
staged in Italy and Spain, are expected
to continue throughout the coming weeks.