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Watch: Spanish farmers burn tyres as protests erupt in row over EU prices

Holly Patrick
Wednesday 07 February 2024 12:54 GMT
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Watch as Spanish farmers continued protests in a row over price pressures in the EU on Wednesday, 7 February.

Agricultural workers are expected to block the Castellon port as demonstrations continue over price pressures, taxes, and green regulation.

Similar protests have erupted across the EU, as grievances are shared by farmers in other countries over high costs, bureaucracy, and competition from non-EU nations.

Like those in France, Belgium, Italy and Portugal, Spanish farmers say demanding rules imposed on EU farmers to protect the environment makes them less competitive than those in other regions such as Latin America or other non-EU countries.

Protests caused numerous road closures in Spain on Tuesday as farmers blocked traffic on some of the country’s main highways.

Farmers caused disruption from Seville and Granada in the south up to Girona near the French border, according to traffic authorities.

Images from Wednesday’s live stream showed a row of burning tyres scattered across the road.

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