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Anger of farmers: the protest movement spreads across Europe
France is not the only country in Europe to be affected by farmers’ discontent. Protest movements are also present in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania. – (franceinfo)
France is not the only country in Europe to be affected by farmers’ discontent. Protest movements are also present in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania.
It is an anger that resonates almost everywhere in the European Union, that of farmers. Less than five months before the European elections, the stakes are explosive. Depending on the country, the demands differ but they all share the same point of tension: the standards decreed by Brussels. Last Thursday, Romanian farmers protested against unfair competition from Ukraine, which they accuse of undercutting the price of their cereals. Same exasperation in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.
German farmers mobilized massively for three weeks
In Germany, farmers have been massively mobilized for three weeks. They are protesting against the reform of their tax advantage on agricultural diesel. The alert came from the Netherlands in June 2022. Last March, they entered the Senate. This movement could extend to Italy and Spain.
