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Brussels: Farmers block roads, light fires as ministers meet on farm rules

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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

Added on the 26/02/2024 17:06:38 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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