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Didier Guillaume hands over the reins of the Ministry of Agriculture to his successor Julien Denormandie, president Emmanuel Macron's faithful follower until then in charge of housing. IMAGES
French police used tear gas to disperse protestors during a demonstration against massive water reserves in western France. More than 3000 police are on the ground for the second day of demontrations against the agro-industry projects. IMAGES
A fire breaks out in a field in Migné-Auxances, Vienne, after police forces use tear gas, while thousands of opponents of the 'basins' demonstrate despite the ban. IMAGES
French and Spanish farmers are blocking cross-border crossings in the Pyrenees in the run-up to the European elections in a bid to influence the vote and demand cheaper energy. IMAGES
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal and their delegations pose for a photo in Warsaw ahead of bilateral talks on a dispute over farming imports and blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers on the shared border. While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, ties have soured over the past months amid ongoing economic disputes, and as farmers complain imports from Ukraine have undercut prices for their own produce. IMAGES
Arnaud Rousseau, President of the FNSEA, France's top farmers' union, welcomes Marc Fesneau, the French Agriculture Minister, to the 78th FNSEA Congress in Dunkirk, northern France, at a time when the beginning of the year has been marked by a vast movement of anger in the farming world. IMAGES
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