"Angry Spanish Farmers Rally in Madrid Against EU Policies"

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"Angry Spanish Farmers Rally in Madrid Against EU Policies"
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Hundreds of farmers in Spain drove their tractors into central Madrid to protest EU and local farming policies, demanding measures to alleviate production cost hikes. They complain that EU environmental policies and a law aimed at ensuring fair prices for their goods are limiting their business and making their products more expensive than non-EU imports. Czech farmers are also joining in the protests against EU agriculture policies by driving their tractors to border crossings to meet colleagues from neighboring countries.

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