The crisis of European farmers was brought to the European Parliament

Fars News Agency International Group; “If you see how many of us are here today and if you see that (protests) have spread across Europe, then we should be hopeful. You need us. Help us!” These are part of the words of Kevin Bertens, a protesting farmer who, together with a large number of farmers, has organized a protest rally in front of the European Union building in Brussels.

Reuters news agency reported that, following the protest of European farmers, this time in “Brussels”, the capital of Belgium and the venue of today’s (Thursday) meeting of the European Union, farmers also Holding a rally, they lit a fire.

According to this report, by throwing eggs and stones at the European Parliament, farmers tried to pressure EU leaders to do more to help them face the policy of tax and spending increases. to do for European farmers.

Images published in Western media show a group of protesters removing barriers in front of the European Parliament. The security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the farmers.

According to the estimates of the police forces, the main roads in Brussels have been blocked by about 1,300 tractors.

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In Portugal, farmers marched to the Spanish border at dawn to block some of the roads connecting the two countries.

In France, farmers marched towards the country’s parliament in Paris And images taken by drones show a large convoy of tractors blocking the highways around Paris.

Farmers say they are not being paid enough and are being stifled by taxes and green laws.

These protests have spread all over Europe on the eve of the European Parliament elections in June. In these elections, the far-rights, which are supported by farmers, have more power than other competitors. They have made significant progress.

Despite the fact that the farmers’ crisis was not officially on the agenda of the EU meeting, an EU diplomat said that they would probably discuss this issue in today’s meeting.

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