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Tens of thousands of farmers take to the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw in protest against what they see as excessive EU environmental requirements and unfairly cheap imports. EU ministers met on February 26 in an attempt to streamline the rules and reduce red tape that have fuelled Europe-wide protests in recent weeks. IMAGES - CONTINUES VID No 34KB86M
Protesting farmers set fire to tyres and block roads with their tractors on the sidelines of a meeting of European agriculture ministers in Brussels. Farmers across the continent have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union and low incomes. IMAGES
Several hundred people gather in support of Israel outside the Council of Europe two days after Hamas's surprise attack. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of Georgians take to the streets of Tbilisi in support of the country's EU membership bid, after the European Commission recommended deferring Georgia's candidacy. EU leaders are expected to decide by Friday on granting candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, which all applied for EU membership shortly after Moscow invaded Ukraine on February 24. Waving Georgian and EU flags, an estimated 60,000 demonstrators gather outside Georgian parliament for the "March for Europe". IMAGES
Several hundred people, many decked out in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, gather in Place Saint-Michel in the heart of Paris at the call of the Union of Ukrainians in France to support Ukraine and denounce the invasion of the country by Russian forces. IMAGES