Farmers Bring Protests to Brussels as EU Leaders Meet Nearby
- The workers are protesting unfair competition, subsidy cuts
- Farmers are also protesting in France, Germany and Poland
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At least 1,300 tractors clogged streets in Brussels near European Union institutions Thursday morning as farmers staged a protest aimed at the bloc’s leaders meeting nearby for a summit.
The demonstration is part of a broader wave of protests by farmers in France and across Europe over what they describe as unfair competition from abroad, plans to cut subsidies and planned EU regulations.