The Twenty-Seven approved on Tuesday a revision of the Common Agricultural Policy. It unravels its environmental rules, while discussing ways to boost farmers' income.
The exchanges around the CAP did not prevent demonstrators and police officers from clashing in the streets of Brussels. A man was arrested for throwing molotov cocktails and two police officers were injured, according to the police, who used gas tear gas and water cannons. The subject was also discussed by the Ministers of Agriculture meeting on Tuesday in Brussels, while around 250 tractors converged in the European district.