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Added on the 02/03/2019 11:52:21 - Copyright : Le Républicain Lorrain
Le pape de la volaille primé en 2011 avec la Meusienne
Polish Prime Minister Donal Tusk welcomes his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal in Warsaw for bilateral talks over farm imports. Polish farmers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine since last month to protest at what they say is unfair competition from goods from the war-torn country. The border blockades and grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron opens the 60th Salon de l'Agriculture to boos and jeers, following clashes earlier in the morning between police and farmers that forced organisers to postpone the opening of France's largest agricultural show. IMAGES
The 60th Agricultural Show opens to the public in Paris with nearly an hour and a half delay due to the incursion of farmers protesting against French President Emmanuel Macron. The pavilion invaded by the protesters, where clashes with police forces occurred, remains closed for the time being. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives at a roadblock set up on the A64 freeway near Carbonne, Haute-Garonne, after announcing the government's response to the demands of farmers, who have been protesting for over a week in France. IMAGES