Main farming groups shun Brussels protest against EU green policies
European farmers demonstrate ahead of European Parliament election, in Brussels, Belgium June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Farmers drove hundreds of tractors into Brussels on Tuesday to protest against the European Union's environmental policies, but the action was shunned by mainstream farming groups who said it did not reflect their members' concerns.
A few days before the European Parliament election on June 6-9, farmers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Germany travelled to Brussels to protest against EU green policies that organisers said undermine the competitiveness of European farmers.
