https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A French farming union has called for 'blockades across France' in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over the culling of infected cattle. https://www.thelocal.com/20251212/french-farming-union-calls-for-blockades-across-france-in-standoff-over-culls Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:33:29 +0100 french-farming-union-calls-for-blockades-across-france-in-standoff-over-culls 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20251008/only-party-helping-us-how-far-right-vox-is-charming-rural-spain Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:07:04 +0200 only-party-helping-us-how-far-right-vox-is-charming-rural-spain 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". https://www.thelocal.com/20250131/do-it-in-nature-farmers-in-spain-pooh-pooh-portaloo-rules Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:13:19 +0100 do-it-in-nature-farmers-in-spain-pooh-pooh-portaloo-rules 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20241120/french-farmers-lift-spanish-border-blockade-after-talks-with-pm Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:09:28 +0100 french-farmers-lift-spanish-border-blockade-after-talks-with-pm 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20241022/french-farmers-call-for-fresh-protests-in-november Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:57:34 +0200 french-farmers-call-for-fresh-protests-in-november 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20240223/polish-farmers-threaten-to-block-key-german-border-crossing Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:21:56 +0100 polish-farmers-threaten-to-block-key-german-border-crossing 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20240206/eu-chief-bows-to-protesting-farmers-over-pesticide-use Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:47:20 +0100 eu-chief-bows-to-protesting-farmers-over-pesticide-use 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20240123/eu-to-begin-talks-with-farming-leaders-after-wave-of-farmers-protests-around-europe Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:55:33 +0100 eu-to-begin-talks-with-farming-leaders-after-wave-of-farmers-protests-around-europe 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. https://www.thelocal.com/20230925/map-where-in-spain-do-wolves-live Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:15:33 +0200 map-where-in-spain-do-wolves-live After all mink breeders were last year forced by the government to close down their farms, discussions are beginning on whether the industry could return in 2022. https://www.thelocal.com/20210928/will-denmark-see-the-return-of-mink-farms-in-2022 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:39:34 +0200 will-denmark-see-the-return-of-mink-farms-in-2022