European Farmers Unite: Protests Spread Across Spain and Portugal

Farmers in Spain block highways with tractors and farm equipment to protest European Union bureaucracy, citing difficulties in competing with non-EU countries and expressing grievances over price pressures, taxes, and green regulations. Similar protests have also occurred in France, Belgium, Portugal, and Italy, with Italian farmers demanding the re-adoption of 2017 income tax breaks. The protests have led to traffic disruptions and reports of violent confrontations with law enforcement in some countries.