Farmers protest across Europe - in pictures

  • A convoy of tractors passes by a fire lit by farmers, during a protest at the Daussoulx interchange, in Belgium. AFP
    A convoy of tractors passes by a fire lit by farmers, during a protest at the Daussoulx interchange, in Belgium. AFP
  • A farmer poses next to a tractor displaying a banner which reads as "Our end will be your hunger", as farmers coming from Meuse and Moselle block the A4 motorway near Jossigny, east of Paris. AFP
    A farmer poses next to a tractor displaying a banner which reads as "Our end will be your hunger", as farmers coming from Meuse and Moselle block the A4 motorway near Jossigny, east of Paris. AFP
  • A farmer lies in a pile of hay after spending the night by a motorway barricade in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. AP
    A farmer lies in a pile of hay after spending the night by a motorway barricade in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. AP
  • Protesting farmers block streets in central Hamburg, Germany. AFP
    Protesting farmers block streets in central Hamburg, Germany. AFP
  • Fireworks are set off during a farmers' demonstration at the Daussoulx interchange in Belgium. AFP
    Fireworks are set off during a farmers' demonstration at the Daussoulx interchange in Belgium. AFP
  • A French gendarme watches on from a bridge as farmers block a motorway in Longvilliers, near Paris. Reuters
    A French gendarme watches on from a bridge as farmers block a motorway in Longvilliers, near Paris. Reuters
  • Members of the Federation of Young Farmers block the highway in Daussoulx, Belgium. EPA
    Members of the Federation of Young Farmers block the highway in Daussoulx, Belgium. EPA
  • Slurry, manure and tyres dumped by farmers at the entrance of the local state administration building, in Agen, south-western France. AP
    Slurry, manure and tyres dumped by farmers at the entrance of the local state administration building, in Agen, south-western France. AP
  • Belgian farmers use their tractors to block the Brussels Ring as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation in Halle, Belgium. Reuters
    Belgian farmers use their tractors to block the Brussels Ring as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation in Halle, Belgium. Reuters
  • Farmers block the A64 highway near Carbonne, south of Toulouse in France. AFP
    Farmers block the A64 highway near Carbonne, south of Toulouse in France. AFP