@guardian: Farmers clashed with police in front of the European parliament, throwing eggs toward the building ahead of an EU leader’s summit in Brussels. Hundreds of farmers blockaded roads and camped outside the building to protest against the rising costs in the agriculture sector and dropping prices for produce. The wave of farmer protests in the past few days are the latest episode in a growing political backlash which has been brewing for months over the prices they receive for food. Many farmers blame cheap imports and the impact of environmental policies imposed by the bloc for their plight. Protesters in Belgium have dumped manure outside parliament buildings in the south of the country and blocked one of the biggest ports in Europe, while French farmers have been blocking major highways out of Paris with tractors. To learn more read our European environment correspondent, Ajit Niranjan’s full analysis via the link in bio.

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Thursday 01 February 2024 12:10:22 GMT