Irish Farmers Protest EU–Mercosur Trade Deal as Tractors Block Streets
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Thousands of Irish farmers staged nationwide protests on Thursday against the European Union’s trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, a day after a majority of EU member states gave provisional approval to the long delayed deal. Demonstrators drove tractors onto major roads and highways, blocking traffic in the central town of Athlone as […]