Belgian farmers came to the capital Brussels for the third time with their tractors to protest against agricultural policies. Farmers closed Rue de la Loi Street, where the building where the EU Ministers of Agriculture gathered, to traffic. Farmers sprayed straw and animal manure at police barricades and threw eggs and smoke bombs.
THEY SET IT ON FIRE
Farmers gathered in Schuman set fire to wooden pallets in front of police barricades, and the police used pressurized water.
A group of farmers blockaded the Luxembourg Square in front of the European Parliament (EP) with their tractors.
Farmers demand changes in the EU’s agricultural policies, an end to free trade agreements such as MERCOSUR, and a fairer pricing policy. (UAV)
