Spanish farmers join wave of protests - BBC News

Across Spain, farmers have been protesting at EU regulations and demanding more help from their government.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Spanish farmers have been blocking roads across the country as they gear up for a large demonstration in Madrid later this monthBy Guy HedgecoeBBC News, Aranda de DueroFarmers in Spain have joined their European counterparts in staging protests across the country.

Like farmers elsewhere, they demand more flexibility from the European Union, tighter controls on the produce of non-EU countries and more help from their government.

In several regions, they blocked roads and caused severe disruption to motorists.

A large demonstration in central Madrid is planned for later this month.

On Tuesday, farmers took to the streets of agricultural areas in Spain's northern interior, driving tractors in convoys, beeping horns, waving Spanish flags and brandishing placards.

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