Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as protests spread across Europe

Farmers use their tractors to block a highway near the border with the Netherlands as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Arendonk, Belgium February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Levaux

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border and occupied roads in Greece on Friday, while a Polish union announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as European protests over prices and red tape spread.

Protests have erupted in several countries, exposing anger about low prices for produce, rising costs, cheap imports and constraints imposed by the EU's drive to fight climate change.