Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – Hundreds of tractors clog the streets of Brussels as European farmers protest against EU plans for a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur. The agreement, if signed, would create the world’s largest free-trade area, but the EU’s farmers are worried that they could be undercut by the flow of cheaper products. Thousands of farmers were expected in the Belgian capital, some from neighbouring France, where opposition to the Mercosur deal is widespread. “We’re here to say no to Mercosur,” says Belgian dairy farmer Maxime Mabille.
