French and Spanish farmers block road on both sides of border in protest of EU policy

(3 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biriatou, France - 3 June 2024
1. Various of tractors and farm vehicles arriving at toll on French/Spanish border
2. Various of tractors queued on French side of the border
3. Various of farmers spraying on and handling giant banner
STORYLINE:
French and Spanish farmers blocked a highway on the French-Spanish border on Monday, a day before a large farmers' protest in Brussels.
Dozens of farmers set up camp on the French side in Biriatou, near the toll between the two countries, unfurling giant banners and vowing to spend the night there.
A week ahead of European elections, farmers want to recall their protests from January and February, when they protested against EU agricultural policies, demanding more government support and simpler regulations.
Farmers complain that the 27-nation bloc’s environmental policies, such as the Green Deal, which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions, limit their business and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports.
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