Farmers driving around 500 tractors, lorries and other large agricultural machinery descended on the Czech Agriculture Ministry in Prague on Monday to protest rising costs and EU environmental regulations. While many streets were blocked in the city centre, major traffic chaos was averted as authorities had warned commuters in advance to travel to work by public transportation rather than their own vehicles. The protest action is directed against the EU’s flagship Green Deal, which aims to achieve climate neutrality in the bloc by 2050. Farmers denounce the rules associated with the initiative…