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Cost of English breakfast 'lowest for five years'

The low price of commodities does have some advantages, at least for consumers: the cost of an English breakfast is down to its lowest level in five

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EU announces agricultural aid after farmers descend on Brussels

European agriculture ministers have announced a €500m aid package for farmers hit hard by plummeting prices. When farmers gathered to protest in

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French farmers struggle amid slump in milk and meat prices

Thousands of farmers have been protesting in Brussels over falling milk and meat prices – and many of them are from France. Germain Krantz runs a

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Police pelted with eggs as farmers protest in Brussels

There have been angry scenes in Brussels as EU farmers protested over falling milk and meat prices. Eggs and firecrackers were thrown at police, as

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Frustrated farmers protest in Brussels over falling milk and meat prices

Angry farmers are taking to the streets of Brussels to protest over falling milk and meat prices. Arriving on tractors, they have brought the city

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What’s happening this week 7/9/2015

France

Paris or bust: French farmers demand government relief

Thousands of farmers have converged on Paris from all over France in tractors and coaches to call for additional government support and structural

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What's happening this week 31/08/15

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EU Agriculture Council called over falling milk and pork prices

The European Union will address the problem of falling milk and pork prices at an extraordinary meeting of the EU Agriculture Council on September 7

Belgium

Belgian dairy farmers block roads in more price protests

Belgian milk and producers have again protested against low prices by blocking roads. They say an EU decision to free up production and ending quotas

France

Roads blocked and manure dumped in further French farmer protests

French farmers have dumped manure and blocked roads near the German border in a growing row over low prices for their produce and cheap imports.

France

French farmers block border routes in row over 'cheap' imports

French farmers fighting what they call unfair competition have mounted blockades at the country’s borders – targeting lorries bringing in foreign

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Supergrass: fighting climate change with riverbank plants

European research project in Ireland offers promise of an alternative energy source from non-native myscanthus grass cultivated along riverbanks

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Do you know: can grass save the planet?

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Who pays the most for their meat in Europe?

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Belgian dairy farmers call for emergency milk quotas

Following days of protests by farmers across the border in France, Belgian dairy producers launched their own demonstration on Thursday (July 24) at

Bulgaria

Bulgarian farmers clog access to petrol stations due to fuel row

Earlier this week it was the French, now farmers in Bulgaria are protesting. Producers are taking their heavy agricultural machinery for a “mass

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Europe Weekly: Greece passes more reforms as banks reopen

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Greek lawmakers pass a second round of reforms, as banks finally reopen across the country. Meanwhile in Brussels

France

French farmers union slams product dumping across EU

As many as 15,000 farmers came together to protest in Lyon and they were joined by Xavier Beulin the president of the FNSEA, the main agricultural