Tractors invade the centre of Palma, rural life in crisis
Farmers joining EU-wide protests
Enough is enough is their battle cry as they rolled into Palma to underline the fact that rural life is in crisis thanks to cheap imports and red-tape from the European Union. An estimated 300 tractors took to the streets of Palma bringing lunch-time traffic to a standstill. As one eye-witness said "you don´t often see a tractor on the Paseo Mallorca..."
The best images of the Mallorca farmer's protest
More than 250 tractors descended on the centre of Palma in protest against the crisis in the primary sector, displaying slogans such as “payesía o muerte” (farm or die). The hundreds of vehicles from different parts of Mallorca have gathered at Avenida Mexico de Palma, from where they have departed, around 11.50 am in rows of two, towards the city centre along Calle Manacor, Manacor, Las Avenidas, Via Roma, Paseo Mallorca and Avenida Jaume III.
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We should all be buying local products.
Well, that's my excuse for not going to IKEA sorted 😎