Etiqueta 'Tractor protest'
Tractors invade the centre of Palma, rural life in crisis
Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has announced it would distribute an extra 269 million euros in aid to nearly 140,000 farmers.
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Tractor protest in Palma, Mallorca
There was a small tractor protest ten days ago.
Traffic disruption in Palma on Monday - 200 tractors in protest
Agricultural sector organisations are united in the demands.
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Countryside crisis
Several dozen farmers are currently demonstrating with tractors in front of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to ask its head, Luis Planas, to agree with agricultural organisations on solutions to the crisis in the countryside.
Agriculture
Tractor protest demands fair prices for farmers
Some 200 tractors took to the roads of central Palma.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
Farmers spark new EU war
It’s not just farmers from across the bloc who are taking aim at Brussels, so too are a number of governments such as Spain.
Humphrey Carter16/02/2024 11:22