Farmers protesting outside Lisbon

Farmers on tractors are staging a protest outside Lisbon demanding action to support the agricultural sector, Report informs referring to the EFE agency.

About 90 tractors are involved in the rally. At the same time, the farmers decided to no longer block the highways.

One of the organizers of the rally assured that an agreement had already been reached with the Portuguese government.

The agreements stipulate that the republican authorities will return to farmers in February 35% of the assistance that was reduced in 2023. In addition, the cost of diesel fuel for agricultural use will be reduced.

Recently, protests by farmers have been taking place in various EU countries. In particular, protests were organized in Belgium, Germany, Italy and other states of the community.

In Spain, several agricultural organizations have also announced protests demanding changes in EU policy.