Now playing Next Europe News 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 24/07/2015
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Now playing Next state of the union 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 24/07/2015
Now playing Next 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 24/07/2015
Now playing Next France French farmers remove blockade of Lyon still product price war rages French farmers have begun to remove the blockades from around the French city of Lyon, but the dispute over the price of beef, pork and milk is far 23/07/2015
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Now playing Next France French farmers block Lyon despite €600mn aid plan proposal French farmers blockade Lyon, despite the government's offer of a 600-million euro, 24-step aid plan, which would include tax exemptions. 23/07/2015
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Now playing Next France French farmers block Lyon in product price war French farmers demonstrating against the diminishing prices of beef, pork and milk have taken their protest the French city of Lyon. Farmers blocked 23/07/2015
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Now playing Next France France announces emergency measures for cash-strapped farmers President Francois Hollande has said he would unveil emergency measures to help France’s livestock and dairy farmers on Wednesday (July 22) 21/07/2015
Now playing Next France French farmers block cities in price protest French livestock farmers caused travel chaos on Monday in the north west of the country using their tractors to block roads. The action was the 21/07/2015
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Battle for Italy's olive trees: deadly bacteria devastating groves in Apulia The spectre of an agricultural catastrophe hangs over southern Italy with the spread of a bacteria that is devastating olive tree groves. Xylella 03/07/2015
Now playing Next Russia Russian wheat production could fall without rain Russia’s major wheat-producing region of Rostov, in the south, risks falling as much as 20% short of harvest targets if it fails to receive enough 09/06/2015
Now playing Next Next Series Helping farms produce more crops with less water Is it possible – in agriculture – to produce more with less water? That’s the aim of a European research project taking place in Bologna, Italy 08/06/2015
Now playing Next Cinema Rams: a warming tale in the land of ice Who would have thought that a tale about sheep in rural Iceland would bring tears to your eyes? But Grímur Hákonarson’s ‘Rams’ does just that. The 05/06/2015
Now playing Next Next Series Root cause: making crop plants better at sourcing water and nutrients Increasing a plant’s ability to locate and absorb water and nutrients through its roots could potentially lead to bigger and better crop yields. That 01/06/2015
Now playing Next Europe News Europe proposes GM "opt out" law The European Commission has proposed a new law that would allow individual member states to restrict the import of GM foods, even after they've been approved by the EU as a whole. 22/04/2015
Now playing Next World Open spaces, open minds: the benefits of learning outside the confines of school A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls 17/04/2015