The new farmers' protest in Brussels began at first light .
Hundreds of tractors are blocking several streets of the city , particularly near the European Quarter, where the meeting of the Agriculture Ministers of the 27 is being held.
The farmers, who also arrived from Sardinia to protest against the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Green Deal, blocked rue de la Loi, in the direction of the Europa Building where the meeting of ministers will be held.
Many firecrackers exploded and several tunnels were closed : Reyers-Centre, Tervueren, Cinquantenaire and Loi. The Schuman and Maelbeek metros were also closed. Police water cannons went into action to put out the fires lit by farmers with tires. On rue d'Etterbeek, the forbidden street where the demonstrators even managed to enter with tractors, the police turned on water cannons against the demonstrators, throwing tear gas. The protesters are instead throwing various objects, such as eggs or cans, at the police.
The tractors arrived in Brussels during the night.
(Unioneonline/vl)
