Photos: 6,000 European farmers unite in Brussels protest
About 6,000 farmers from countries across the European Union have descended on Brussels as a show of solidarity over poor returns.
Thousands of angry farmers converged on Brussels today (7 September) in about 2,000 tractors, demanding fairer prices for their produce.
Rond-Point Schuman full #farmaction #Milk Farmers pic.twitter.com/B4BOpkkUkA
— Luc Vernet (@LucVERNET) September 7, 2015
UK farmers rubbed shoulders with mainly French, German and Belgian farmers in a huge convoy. Many farmers had driven very far to take part in the protest.
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Farmers set off fireworks, sounded horns and blew whistles in a noisy procession that headed towards the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels.
UK Farmers Join Brussels Protest over Milk and Meat Prices + VIDEO: Thousands of… http://t.co/aobZfinNSu #Anonymous pic.twitter.com/FtAMWaF61K
— ANONINTEL (@anonintel_adm) September 7, 2015
The protest has been timed to coincide with an emergency meeting of the EU agriculture council to discuss the ongoing prices crisis.
Dozens of pictures added to the social website Twitter, under the hashtag #farmaction, showed the scale of the demonstration.
UK farming unions together for #farmaction with a message: It’s time to back UK farming pic.twitter.com/C0LbIBtLEh
— NationalFarmersUnion (@NFUtweets) September 7, 2015
We are en route to Brussels for the farmer demonstration – sadly had to leave my #pitchfork at home #FarmAction pic.twitter.com/dQkVFh2VbA
— Indie Farmer (@IndieFarm) September 7, 2015
.@YFCUpresident @jspeers107 join @UFUHQ In Brussels to participate in today’s eu farm demonstration #farmaction pic.twitter.com/sixl0PUmTf
— Ulster Farmers Union (@UFUHQ) September 7, 2015
The march begins #FarmAction pic.twitter.com/djPsVPuVVl
— Irish Farmers’ Assoc (@IFAmedia) September 7, 2015
Bulgarian farmers adding colour and voice to #farmaction pic.twitter.com/lqbeH0fEJq
— Andrew Clark (@lambswick) September 7, 2015
We are walking much faster than this I promise!! #farmaction pic.twitter.com/UwLyVoVEe1
— NFUs in Brussels (@NFUsInBrussels) September 7, 2015
No farmers, no food, no future! #farmaction @NFUtweets pic.twitter.com/jWm59CDEb6
— Andrew Clark (@lambswick) September 7, 2015
Something you don’t see every day #FarmAction pic.twitter.com/R5RNmHDWtu
— Irish Farmers’ Assoc (@IFAmedia) August 31, 2015
“UK farmers join Brussels protest over milk and meat prices” http://t.co/ho7sTKqJHl #farmaction They did indeed pic.twitter.com/0oyQlG5SRY
— British Chamber BXL (@BritchamBxl) September 7, 2015
Thousands of farmers to demonstrate in Brussels and Paris as EU farm protests intensify – http://t.co/ZJX8guBIdP pic.twitter.com/bMFGcCxiKx
— The Global Dairy (@milksources) September 4, 2015
#Farmers #Demo #Brussels #rbnews pic.twitter.com/q34eXo9Dkc
— Крот 3.0 (@Krotkie) September 7, 2015