Hundreds of farmers on tractors from several European countries gathered in Brussels on Tuesday 4 June to protest against the European Green Deal and free trade agreements, in response to a call from the controversial Farmers Defence Force (FDF).
The police reportedly counted 1,200 demonstrators and 500 tractors at the foot of the Atomium.
The FDF, founded in the Netherlands in 2019, has been at the forefront of protests against the Dutch government’s environmental policy since 2022. It...