Farmers hurled eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels today, lighting fires near the building and setting off fireworks to exert pressure at the summit of European leaders to do more to help them with taxes and rising costs.
Protesters tried to break down the fences erected by the police in front of the parliament – a few blocks from the summit venue – but the police pushed them back with water cannons. The police also used tear gas.
A local official said a statue in the square near parliament, where farmers gathered with their tractors, was damaged.
Major arterial roads in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, have been blocked by around 1,300 tractors, according to a police estimate. Farmers from Italy, Spain and other European countries are also participating in the protest events.
Security forces personnel in riot gear guard the barricades set up around the area where the leaders meet at the European Union headquarters, as reported by Reuters and relayed by the Athens Agency.
Source: News Beast
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