"Tractors take to the streets of Brussels amid concerns that agriculture is being used as a bargaining chip in the EU"
"As farmers blocked roads and faced water cannons on the streets of Brussels, EU leaders were upstairs talking Ukraine, the EU budgets and trade."
"Micheál Martin's comments ahead of today's European Council meeting may have sounded measured and reasonable in political terms, but they are unlikely to land well with the men and women outside on tractors."
Tractors took to the streets of Brussels amid concerns that agriculture is being used as a bargaining chip in the EU. Farmers blocked roads and faced water cannons while EU leaders met upstairs to discuss Ukraine, the EU budget and trade. The protests involved men and women on tractors confronting security forces and disrupting traffic in the capital. Micheál Martin’s comments ahead of the European Council meeting sounded measured and reasonable in political terms. Those comments are unlikely to resonate with the protesting farmers outside on tractors, who remain visibly angered and determined.
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