Farmers in Eastern, Southern Europe Protest Against EU Agricultural and Climate Policies

The European Green Deal is the European Union’s initiative to fight climate change and environmental degradation.

Farmers driving in a heavy-duty tractor into the western city of Poznan as part of a nationwide farmer protest against European Union's agrarian policy and imports of cheap Ukraine produce, in Poznan, Poland, on Feb. 9, 2024. Czarek Sokolowski /AP Photo

Farmers in Poland, Spain, Italy, and Hungary demonstrated on Feb. 9 as part of continuing protests against European Union farming policies and demanded measures to combat production cost increases, reduced profits, and unfair competition from non-EU countries.

Farmers complain that the 27-nation bloc’s environmental and agriculture policies related to the European Green Deal are a financial burden and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports.