European protesting farmers promised a €500m aid package by Brussels

Tuesday, September 8th 2015 - 08:30 UTC

Full article 2 comments

European Union agriculture ministers have announced a €500m aid package after thousands of farmers protested on the streets of Brussels. The mainly Belgian, French and German farmers were protesting against plummeting prices for their produce. Read full article

Comments

Disclaimer & comment rules

ChrisR
The farmers in the core EU countries have been cosseted and bribed for decades.

Now Putin has stuffed them due to Russia being embargoed they don't like what they are facing.

So scream and shout, block motorways, set fire to building and vehicles and they give you 500M of useless Euros!

Jailing the leaders, after a suitable twatting, and they would all calm down a bit.

No need to throw bad money after other bad money and expect the UK to pick the tab up.
Sep 08th, 2015 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
Briton
The sooner we get out the better,
we are being swampt,

and Germany will rue the day...
Every little helps

116,476 signatures
We've added your signature to the petition:
Stop allowing immigrants into the UK.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106477/signatures/new
Sep 08th, 2015 - 07:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+

Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!