Farmers from 12 EU countries continue to protest agricultural policies

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Farmers complain that the EU’s environmental policies, such as the Green Deal, and low-cost imports from third countries which they say don't have to respect such high environmental standards.

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00:00 Farmers clashed with police in Zaragoza, northeastern Spain on Thursday, setting fires and blocking

00:07 streets. Talks between the government and farmers failed earlier this week and a major

00:14 protest was held in Madrid on Wednesday, with another protest planned for Sunday.

00:21 "We want a law that will balance the food chain. It can't be that those who start to

00:28 generate value, the producers, are the ones we perceive the least."

00:36 Farmers in France have also taken their tractors to the streets, with some saying they would

00:40 be prepared to block the opening of a major agricultural trade fair in Paris.

00:48 "The government promised us a lot of things that we still don't have. We want to show

00:55 that we are still here and that we are waiting for answers."

01:00 Throughout the EU, farmers have been protesting over policies such as the European Union's

01:06 Green Deal, which calls for limits on chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions.

01:11 (whooshing)

01:13 [SWOOSH]

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