( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and environmental rules.” Dozens of tractors sealed off streets close to European Union headquarters where the 27 EU agriculture ministers were planning to address the crisis in the sector that has led to months of protests. [CutID: <Cuts> FARMERS-PROTEST-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: FARMERS-PROTEST-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: and environmental rules] TAG: […]
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Farmers in tractors block Brussels to protest EU policies
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and environmental rules.”
Dozens of tractors sealed off streets close to European Union headquarters where the 27 EU agriculture ministers were planning to address the crisis in the sector that has led to months of protests.
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Title: FARMERS-PROTEST-house-q-TUEam
Out-cue: and environmental rules]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The farmers are protesting anything from what they see as excessive red tape to increased environmental measures, cheap imports and unfair trading practices. With protests taking place from Finland to Greece, Poland, and Ireland, the farmers have already won a slew of concessions from E-U and national authorities. They include a loosening of controls on farms to a weakening of pesticide and environmental rules.