Farmers take protest to EU leaders

European farmers took their growing protest over low prices and the threat of competition from South American agri-food importers to Brussels on Thursday, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit. Police barricades and riot-control vehicles prevented the farmers getting to the European Council building where European Union leaders were […]

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