LUXEMBOURG - The European Union backed some 280 million euros ($420 million) in special aid for the dairy sector on Monday, hoping to quell a season of unrest in agriculture.
Yet the move by farm ministers was not enough for those who work the land. Angry farmers pelted police with eggs and buckets of milk and choked traffic in one of Europe's financial capitals with their tractors, demanding more subsidies and more protective measures to shield them from world markets and the financial crisis.
Protesters even lobbed burning tires into the EU compound where the 27-nation bloc's farm ministers were meeting.
Yet the move by farm ministers was not enough for those who work the land. Angry farmers pelted police with eggs and buckets of milk and choked traffic in one of Europe's financial capitals with their tractors, demanding more subsidies and more protective measures to shield them from world markets and the financial crisis.
Protesters even lobbed burning tires into the EU compound where the 27-nation bloc's farm ministers were meeting.
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