Around 1,000 tractors surrounded the Schuman EU quarter in Brussels on Monday (26 February) where agriculture ministers were meeting to discuss their response to the situation of farmers across the EU.
"We hear, clearly, their complaints," said Belgian agriculture minister David Clarinval, ahead of the council meeting.
But their violence is "counterproductive" in terms of the image and the impact on the world of agricultu...
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