Brussels, Farmers and Mercosur
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Ahead of their biggest protest since the 1990s, farmers are madder than ever. We rate the policy responses and reactions on a pen-and-manure scale.
Belgian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Thursday as a demonstration by farmers against an EU-Mercosur free trade agreement turned violent, with some protesters hurling rocks and potatoes at police and smashing windows.
Brussels is bracing to be brought to a standstill as the city is about to be blockaded by thousands of tractors to protest against MERCOSUR deal