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Dozens of tractors and hundreds of farmers returned to Madrid on Sunday denouncing the European Union’s agricultural politics. Organisers claimed that 1,000 people attended the protest, but the government counted 450 farmers as attending. The march started at the Ministry of Ecology Transition and ended outside the Agriculture Ministry headquarters, symbolising the two main concerns of farmers: extensive bureaucracy and “eco” measures. Some farmers carried banners reading: “No to 2030 agenda”, meaning the EU’s “Green Transition”. Protesters claim that policies dictated by the European Union ai…

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