BRUSSELS — Guess who’s again!
Farmers arrived in Brussels’ European Quarter Tuesday morning, in a brand new demonstration in opposition to insurance policies which they are saying are whacking their enterprise.
A hoop of tractors circled Place du Luxembourg exterior the European Parliament, the place farmers milled round a blazing fireplace whereas “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees blared from loudspeakers.
Tractors have blocked a number of entry roads across the European establishments, and at present no visitors is shifting alongside Rue de la Loi — one of many busiest thoroughfares in Brussels.
Farmers throughout Europe have been protesting for months in opposition to EU crimson tape, world commerce offers and new inexperienced necessities beneath the bloc’s Widespread Agricultural Coverage (CAP).