Europe's farm protests: Here are some of the grievances
Farmers' protests that began in France in mid-January have spread across Europe in a fight for less bureaucracy and protection of their livelihoods amid the continent's rising cost of living.
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![A demonstrator looks on next to a fire and the monument to John Cockerill with a placard reading "No to despotism" in the background during a farmers protest calling for higher incomes and protection from foreign competition, at Place du Luxembourg near the European Parliament building in Brussels on February 1, 2024. European farmers took their growing protest over low prices and the threat of competition from South American agri-food importers to Brussels on February 1, 2024, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP) (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images) A demonstrator looks on next to a fire.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7101712.1706807294!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1969897541.jpg)
Farmers' protests that began in France in mid-January have spread across Europe in a fight for less bureaucracy and protection of their livelihoods amid the continent's rising cost of living.