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The Pitchforks Are Out in Europe to Protect a Sacred Cow

Farmers gather to support Northern farmers and protest Europe's political decision's social, economical and environmental results, in Brussels in 2019.Photographer: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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By Jonathan Stearns

February 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC

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The European Union dodged a political bullet this week when the Dutch lower house of parliament approved by a mere three votes — 72 to 69 — the bloc’s free-trade accord with Canada.