AYABONGA CAWE: Volleys of pelted eggs may yet change the arcs of globalisation
European farmers are having to deal with reality outside their subsidised cocoons as Ukrainian solidarity bites
14 February 2024 - 00:05
Tractors blocking roadways in Brussels, European legislators pelted with eggs, and the smell of manure in the air... these were the scenes across many cities in Europe in the past few weeks as farmers protested against policy changes they feel may take them out of business.
It is the agrarian variant, if I may, of the economic and trade headwinds European policymakers have had to negotiate over the past year or so. Their decisions will undoubtedly have a bearing on agricultural developments in Europe and beyond...
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