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The French Christiane Lambert, president of Copa-Cogeca, a committee that brings together agricultural organizations, assures that the protests have expanded in 25 of the 27 States of the European Union and represent 10 million farmers , some of whom have paralyzed capitals and have confronted the police. “First we had the covid crisis in 2020. Then energy prices simply exploded; Energy prices are very important for agriculture,” Lambert, who is a pig farmer, told a European Parliament committee. “Then Russia's war against Ukraine also caused a series of difficulties in trade flows, as well as disruptions in the markets in relation to poultry, eggs, grains, oil, all of this has been very important.” Advertisements Agriculture accounts for just 1.4% of EU GDP , but its political influence is enormous, especially when tractors block key routes months before the European Parliament elections in May. We present 3 keys to the conflict that keeps farmers on the streets.
Protesters with tractors (Getty Images) 1. Ecological transition Farmers say they are being burdened with bureaucracy and unfairly penalized as the EU tries to curb carbon emissions and move towards a “greener” future. The European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the EU, wants to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 2015 levels. Farmers' protests Costa Rica Mobile Number List have managed to push back some EU plans : the EC has withdrawn a proposal to halve the use of pesticides. Laura Demurtas is a foreign relations representative at Club Demeter, a Paris-based food safety think tank , which also represents companies in the food industry.
The European Union wants to be the leader of the ecological transition ,” he explains to the BBC, adding that the bloc currently treats farmers as the “main problem.” “What about the role of consumers and supermarkets?” he asks. But this is not the only source of tension. 2. Import control A Polish farmer uses a tractor during a protest in Poznan, Poland “The price of the products is always set by the businessman who buys them, and they can buy them from other countries that do not follow the same restrictions as us,” Spanish farmer Joan Mata, 22, told Reuters at a recent protest. near Barcelona. Farmers in Poland and Hungary also complain that the EU is not doing enough to curb imports of cheap food from Ukraine.
Protesters with tractors (Getty Images) 1. Ecological transition Farmers say they are being burdened with bureaucracy and unfairly penalized as the EU tries to curb carbon emissions and move towards a “greener” future. The European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the EU, wants to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 2015 levels. Farmers' protests Costa Rica Mobile Number List have managed to push back some EU plans : the EC has withdrawn a proposal to halve the use of pesticides. Laura Demurtas is a foreign relations representative at Club Demeter, a Paris-based food safety think tank , which also represents companies in the food industry.
The European Union wants to be the leader of the ecological transition ,” he explains to the BBC, adding that the bloc currently treats farmers as the “main problem.” “What about the role of consumers and supermarkets?” he asks. But this is not the only source of tension. 2. Import control A Polish farmer uses a tractor during a protest in Poznan, Poland “The price of the products is always set by the businessman who buys them, and they can buy them from other countries that do not follow the same restrictions as us,” Spanish farmer Joan Mata, 22, told Reuters at a recent protest. near Barcelona. Farmers in Poland and Hungary also complain that the EU is not doing enough to curb imports of cheap food from Ukraine.