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French Farmers Stage New Paris Protest in Effort to Halt Mercosur Deal
French Farmers Target Food Imports as Mercosur Protests Continue
Thousands of Irish Farmers Protest Against EU-Mercosur Trade Deal
Belgium to Cull 55,000 Chickens Following Bird Flu Outbreak
Date: January 9, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Belgium will cull around 55,000 chickens after detecting an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in a western province of the country near its border with France...
French Opposition Parties Seek to Topple Government Over Mercosur
Date: January 9, 2026
PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - France's far-right and far-left opposition parties will launch no-confidence motions against France's weak minority government in response to the likely approval on Friday of...
Explainer-Why Are French Farmers Driving Their Tractors Into Paris?
Date: January 8, 2026
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - French farmers have brought tractors to central Paris and blocked roads across the country to demand government action to address numerous grievances. Here are some of the...
Macron Says France Will Vote Against Mercosur After Farmers Protest in Paris
Date: January 8, 2026
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Protesting French farmers have entered the centre of Paris and reached the Eiffel Tower on Thursday with more heading to the French capital, according to a Reuters witness....
Greece Offers Farmers Cheaper Fuel, Damage Cover in Bid to End Blockades
Date: January 7, 2026
ATHENS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Greece promised farmers cheaper fuel and full compensation for future output losses on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to persuade them to end demonstrations that have...
Italy Demands to Exempt Fertilizers From Tariffs, EU Carbon Border Levy
Date: January 7, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida asked the European Commission on Wednesday to exempt fertilizers from import levies in a bid to help farmers compete...