26 agricultural organisations blocked the square in front of the Council of Ministers in Sofia on February 13. The main demand of the organisers is for the resignation of Minister of Agriculture, Kiril Vatev.
The
protests of the farmers in the country continued with full force today,
February 8. Burnt straw bales, dumped produce and key roads across the country
blocked by heavy farming machinery marked the third day of discontent.
Berlin.
Around 550
demonstrators and their vehicles took part in the farmers' demonstration at the
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Monday morning to protest the government's
planned subsidy cuts for the agricultural industry.