Montoyer street is blocked by tractors during a farmers protest on February 1 in Brussels, Belgium.
Mandatory Credit:	Luis Miguel Caceres/Getty Images

Montoyer street is blocked by tractors during a farmers protest on February 1 in Brussels, Belgium.
Mandatory Credit: Luis Miguel Caceres/Getty Images

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Farmers’ protests erupt across Europe - why?

Farmers are holding protests across Europe, clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental regulation to excessive red tape.