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Farmers hurl eggs at European parliament as leaders meet for summit
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 1 February - 14:40
Farmers from across EU stage protest calling for more help with taxes, rising costs and environmental rules
Hundreds of protesting farmers have thrown eggs and stones at the European parliament, lighting fires and setting off fireworks to put pressure on a summit of European leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and environmental rules .
Many farmers had travelled from countries across Europe including France, Germany and Italy after weeks of protests in which tractors have blockaded roads, ports and entrances to cities. Small groups of protesting farmers in Brussels tried to tear down barriers in front of the European parliament but police fired teargas and sprayed water to push them back.
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