Protesting farmers surround EU headquarters in Brussels as ministers meet
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Farmers set fire to piles of old tyres in Brussels on Monday in a protest to demand EU action on issues ranging from cheap supermarket prices to free trade deals, as agriculture ministers gathered to discuss the crisis in the sector, according to Reuters. Riot police fired water cannon to put out flames. Over 100 […] The post Protesting farmers surround EU headquarters in Brussels as ministers meet appeared first on Știri online, ultimele știri, presa online, ziar online - Sursazilei.ro .
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