Chaos In Brussels As Thousands of Farmers Surround Parliament

by M Winger

 

It’s getting pretty wild in Brussels!

Police line one side of the barricade.

Farmers face them down on the other.

Trouble for the police is, there’s 1000’s of farmers.

And they have surrounded the entire European Parliament.

Even fireworks were launched at the building.

Looks like the setting for a final showdown.

🚨BREAKING | As the farmers are fighting for their livelihoods and our freedom outside of the European Parliament in Brussels, the Eurocrats just agreed to send another 50 billion euro to Ukraine.

They laugh at us. They despise us. They hate us. pic.twitter.com/2AvCfOboO8

— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) February 1, 2024

‼️ Chaos in #Brussel ‼️#FarmersProtest #boerenprotest #Farmers #All4One #FDF #Strijders pic.twitter.com/CKJCHpSXBr

— Farmers Defence Force (@FDF_Nederland) February 1, 2024

Reuters reports:

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament on Thursday, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks amid protests to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes and rising costs.

Protesters tried to tear down the barriers erected in front of parliament – a few blocks from where the summit was taking place – but police pushed them back with water hoses. Police also fired teargas.

A local official said a statue on the square where farmers were gathered near the parliament with their tractors was damaged.

armers say they are not being paid enough, are choked by taxes and green rules and face unfair competition from abroad…

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (wltreport.com)

 

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