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Farmers’ protest movement could leave deep scars on Europe’s political landscape
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Farmers, with their tractors blocking the motorway, lighting fires during a protest in Girona, Spain, on Feb 6, 2024.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
LONDON – The European Union has bowed to protesters from farming communities by easing regulations to reduce carbon emissions and other environmental harms caused by the continent’s food producers.
Responding to weeks of often violent demonstrations and transport blockades by rural workers in many EU countries, the bloc has ditched its intention to eliminate almost all greenhouse gas emissions associated with farming – such as nitrogen or methane – over the next 15 years.
