The future for European farmers is uncertain: did the mass protests bring any benefits?

Monday, Jun 17, 2024

European farmers protest issues like EU policy, climate change, and market competition across various nations.

đź”— Read the article on delfi.lt


[This is an automatically generated summary, for reference only]

Farmers across various European countries are protesting due to unresolved issues with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), financial difficulties, and the impact of climate change. In Greece, farmers’ demonstrations were met with public support, highlighting their concerns over insufficient support and rising costs despite efforts to engage with the government. In contrast, some farmers express pessimism, feeling the policy is designed to eliminate small and medium-sized farms. Across Europe, farmers are demanding changes to CAP regulations, such as reduced administrative burdens and clearer trade rules. In Bulgaria, farmers are urging delays on “green deal” requirements and clearer trade agreements. In Poland, low commodity prices, exacerbated by Ukrainian imports, have led to protests, though a temporary import ban was agreed upon. In Spain, some farmers question the impact of Moroccan agricultural competition. In Czechia, the agricultural sector is heavily influenced by large agribusinesses, leading to protests against the “Green Deal.” In Lithuania, farmers feel unheard regarding the “Green Deal” and the lack of support, particularly concerning environmental requirements and the viability of livestock farming.


đź”— Read the original article

© 2026 Pulse - Europe beyond the beat


PULSE is an initiative for cross-border collaborative journalism in Europe co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement n. PO 4500158093.

PULSE is an initiative coordinated by OBCT that has been promoting intensive journalistic cross-border collaborations in Europe since 2024. Its main aim is to help strengthen the European public sphere by reporting on and telling stories from new and diverse perspectives.

At the heart of PULSE are 10 leading national news outlets (Delfi – Lithuania, Deník Referendum – Czechia, Der Standard – Austria, EfSyn – Greece, El Confidencial – Spain, Gazeta Wyborcza – Poland, HotNews – Romania, HVG – Hungary, Il Sole 24 Ore – Italy, Mediapool – Bulgaria) and three transnational organisations, including OBCT , n-ost and Voxeurop .

Additional outlets and journalists are involved as associate partners, including EUobserver , Føljeton (Denmark), H-Alter (Croatia), Levila (Estonia), Rubryka (Ukraine), and The Journal Investigates (Ireland).

PULSE is driven by a sort of virtual transnational newsroom made up of journalists from all the publications involved. It collaboratively produces new journalistic content on European issues on a daily basis, coming in many different languages. The editorial output amounts to over a thousand publications per year, mostly in article form.

PULSE also runs 4 thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, relations between the EU and other global powers, the EU’s green transition, or media and the information society. These networks function as online communities and periodically publish calls for pitches.