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French farmers and truckers launch a joint operation to block off main routes in and out of Calais to call for the closure of the vast "Jungle" migrant camp there. IMAGES
Dozens of Spanish farmers block the AP-7 motorway linking Spain and France in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia with their tractors, as part of a string of protests against the difficulties facing the sector. Farmers across Europe 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
Farmers and road hauliers block the entrance to the Feyzin refinery, near the French city of Lyon, to protest against the rise in fuel prices. IMAGES
Farmers use tractors to block roads in Stary Konik, just east of Warsaw, Poland, to protest against EU climate measures and imports from Ukraine. IMAGES
Drone footage shows Polish farmers blocking roads into the capital Warsaw with their tractors to protest against EU environmental measures and what they say is unfair competition from Ukrainian goods. Border blockades and the grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support since the Russian invasion. Farmers in several other European countries have also been protesting for weeks over conditions. IMAGES
Hundreds of tractors block streets around the EU's headquarters in Brussels as ministers met to seek ways to streamline farming rules and red tape that have fuelled protests around the bloc. IMAGES