In response to the farmer protests that rocked Europe earlier this year, the governing parliamentary groups in Germany have agreed to introduce a relief package for the agriculture sector, amid dissatisfaction from farmers’ organisation.
Germany’s ruling coalition refused to back down in its political showdown with protesting farmers, deciding late on Thursday to stick to its plans to cut farm subsidies, opening the floodgates to an unprecedented “eruption” of new protests.
As farmers’ protests in Germany came to a temporary halt after weeks of rocking the country over planned subsidy cuts, Farmers’ Association President Joachim Rukwied said he is pushing for negotiations with the federal government but stressed he wanted…
Amid farmer protests, Cem Özdemir voices concern about increasing division in German society.
Authorities warn that radical groups aim to spark a broader movement.
Partial U-turn by Berlin fails to avert week-long nationwide action that government says could be co-opted by righwing extremistsGerman farmers blocked city centres, highways and motorway slip roads with tractors at the start of a week-long, nationwide…
Berlin slams ‘shameful’ incident as Robert Habeck is lambasted by demonstrators over spending cuts.
The coalition’s recent spending compromise is under threat as farmers take to the barricades.
Ukraine joining the European Union in the future would result in the ‘death’ of the family farm as we know it, according to German Farmers’ Union President Joachim Rukwied.
