Farmer Protests Spread in Europe Over Costs and EU Red Tape
- Farm vehicles block major highways around French cities
- Farming union FNSEA to present list of demands later Wednesday
Farmers block the ring road of Bordeaux, south-western France, on Jan. 24.
Photographer: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
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Farmer protests are spreading across Europe, with workers from countries including France and Poland disrupting transport routes over rising costs and burdensome regulations.
Areas around France’s southern cities of Bordeaux and Lyon continue to see the country’s worst disruption as tractors and farm vehicles block major highways. Arnaud Rousseau, who leads the FNSEA farming union, said Wednesday that further action is planned in most regions in the coming days.