On Thursday (February 1), protests by Belgian farmers took place near the European Parliament. Entrepreneurs came to Brussels to disrupt the leaders’ summit taking place there. Demonstrators destroyed a historic monument, attacked the parliament building and lit bonfires in the city streets. There were also numerous clashes with the police.
Brussels. Farmers’ protests in front of the European Parliament. “The signal has been sent”
According to reports, after the summit, the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and the outgoing Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte met with representatives of agricultural organizations. The European organization of young farmers, CEJA, and Walloon and Flemish agricultural organizations also participated in the talks.
As the head of the Belgian government told the media, politicians pledged to continue talks on specific solutions. – The signal has been sent and I think it is time to end the blockades – said Alexander De Croo in an interview with VRT radio. – What our farmers need is the abolition of bureaucratic requirements and fair payment for the goods they deliver, said the president of the agricultural organization Boerenbond, Lode Ceyssens. According to the activist, the head of the European Commission has already made her first promises, including agreeing to reduce bureaucracy.
Despite attempts to calm the situation, some of the protest participants decided to stay in Brussels. Some roads and food warehouses are still blocked throughout the country. The port in the north is also inaccessible, and there are difficulties at the border crossings with the Netherlands and France.
Farmers’ protests in Europe. NSZZ “Solidarność” appeals to farmers to participate in the general strike
Over recent weeks, farmers’ protests have become a common phenomenon in almost all of Europe. They oppose the assumptions of the EU’s climate policy, excessive food imports from abroad, and also complain about unprofitable agricultural production and administrative burdens. Like , a general farmers’ strike is to start soon in Poland. The Independent Self-Governing Trade Union of Individual Farmers “Solidarity” informed about its organization. He called on farmers to “act together and express opposition to the current situation.”
Source: Gazeta
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