Thousands protest as EU leaders clash over pact farmers fear will flood Europe with cheaper South American goods.

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The protest movement among French farmers intensified on Thursday, fueled by the outbreak of lumpy skin disease among cattle. Convoys demonstrated in Brussels against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement,

Farmers in tractors blocked roads and set off fireworks in Brussels on Thursday outside a European Union leaders’ summit, prompting police to respond with tear gas and water cannons as protesters rallied against a major free-trade deal with South American nations.

Police fired teargas at farmers protesting the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur in Brussels Thursday, as Brazil opened the door to postponing its signature to win over reluctant Europeans.

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,

Thousands of farmers from across Europe rallied near the European Parliament and the Europa Building in Brussels on Thursday as European Union (EU) leaders convened for a summit, with a long-negotiated trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur on the agenda.