Farming
All the latest news and insight on farmers, farming and agriculture around Europe.
'Only party helping us': How far-right Vox is charming rural Spain
Vox has made the battle against "climate fanaticism" a rallying cry in a bid to harvest rural votes from mainstream parties in Spain, its climate-sceptic campaigning mirroring like-minded formations across Europe.
'Do it in nature': Farmers in Spain pooh-pooh portaloo rules
Spanish labour inspectors have caused a stink with farmers after trying to fine them for not having portable toilets in their olive groves, a clampdown they've dubbed as "nonsense" as doing their business outdoors counts as "organic fertiliser".
French farmers lift Spanish border blockade after talks with PM
French farmers protesting pay and conditions and a prospective EU-Latin America trade deal on Wednesday lifted a blockade on the Spanish border after an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier - although other farmer protests across France continued.
French farmers call for fresh protests in November
Earlier this year French farmers managed to bring large parts of the country to a standstill via roadblocks and tractor convoys - now farming unions are calling for a restart of the protests in November.
Polish farmers threaten to block key German border crossing
Polish farmers said Friday that they would block a key frontier road into Germany as part of a growing protest over European regulations and cheaper imports.
EU chief bows to protesting farmers over pesticide use
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday recommended the bloc bury a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers.
EU to begin talks with farming leaders after wave of farmers' protests around Europe
The European Commission is due on Thursday to begin "strategic" talks with farmers' federations, agri-business firms, NGOs and experts on ways to assuage the ire on farms in several countries.
MAP: Where in Spain do wolves live?
The Iberian wolf has recovered from near extinction decades ago to become a political issue in recent years, with the population now mainly concentrated in one particular corner of Spain.