Czech farmers join protests, driving their tractors into Prague’s centre
On February 19th, hundreds of Czech farmers drove their tractors into downtown Prague, disrupting traffic near the Agriculture Ministry building, thus joining the protests against the EU’s Green Deal, Reuters reports
Czech farmers planned to join this week’s protests, blocking one lane of a major road through Prague, thus slowing but not completely stopping traffic. However, some major agricultural associations distanced themselves from participating in today’s rally. The Agricultural Chamber has announced its own demonstration to join other European farmers at border crossings on February 22nd.
“Several hundred whistling and jeering protesters outside the Agriculture Ministry yelled ‘shame’ and ‘resign’ in comments directed at the minister, who has not met organisers of the tractor protest,” the publication reads.
Farmers across Europe have been recently taking to the streets. Farmers from Poland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy are protesting against low prices for cheap imports and EU restrictions.
