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Farmers clash with police in Brussels in anger at EU-Mercosur trade deal
Farmers clash with police in Brussels in anger at EU-Mercosur trade deal

Farmers clash with police in Brussels in anger at EU-Mercosur trade deal

Hundreds of tractors converged on Brussels on Thursday in a show of farmers' anger at the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur -- whose fate hung in the balance as summit talks opened in the Belgian capital. "We're here to say no to Mercosur," Belgian dairy farmer Maxime Mabille told AFP. "It's like Europe has become a dictatorship,"

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers in tractors blocked roads and set off fireworks in Brussels on Wednesday outside a European Union leaders' summit, prompting police to respond with tear gas and water cannons as protesters rallied against a major free-trade deal with South American nations. Farmers fear that the deal will undercut their livelihoods, and there are broader political