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Added on the 07/03/2024 14:01:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
French and Spanish farmers are blocking cross-border crossings in the Pyrenees in the run-up to the European elections in a bid to influence the vote and demand cheaper energy. IMAGES
Dozens of Spanish farmers block the AP-7 motorway linking Spain and France in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia with their tractors, as part of a string of protests against the difficulties facing the sector. Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union and low incomes. IMAGES
French farmers are protesting outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg ahead of two votes on European agriculture, "so that Europe can find its agricultural compass". (COMPLETE VIDI34LA8JC_EN) IMAGES
French farmers bring tractor-trailer loaded with hay by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, to put pressure on European MPs ahead of two votes on European agriculture. IMAGES
French farmers block traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay. IMAGES