Police pelted with eggs as farmers protest in Brussels
- 9 years ago
There have been angry scenes in Brussels as EU farmers protested over falling milk and meat prices.
Eggs and firecrackers were thrown at police, as burning straw bales filled the air with smoke.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the European Commission building in the city, as agriculture ministers met to discuss the price problems.
“Eighty-six percent of Danish milk farmers are nearly broke. So we hope we get help here today,” said one farmer from Denmark.
Ingrid Janssen, a pig association chair, was also at the demonstration.
“We want a level playing field and the level playing has to be right in every member state in the European Union at the same level,” she said.
“And in Holland we have higher costs than our European colleagues. And that’s the reason why we are here now.”
A Lithuanian protester added: “We have to sell five litres of milk to buy one litre of water. It’s very complicated because we have the lowest price of milk. We have 20 euro cents per l
Eggs and firecrackers were thrown at police, as burning straw bales filled the air with smoke.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the European Commission building in the city, as agriculture ministers met to discuss the price problems.
“Eighty-six percent of Danish milk farmers are nearly broke. So we hope we get help here today,” said one farmer from Denmark.
Ingrid Janssen, a pig association chair, was also at the demonstration.
“We want a level playing field and the level playing has to be right in every member state in the European Union at the same level,” she said.
“And in Holland we have higher costs than our European colleagues. And that’s the reason why we are here now.”
A Lithuanian protester added: “We have to sell five litres of milk to buy one litre of water. It’s very complicated because we have the lowest price of milk. We have 20 euro cents per l