Netherlands: Farmers demonstrate and block highways. “Fires have been lit, fireworks have been set off and agricultural vehicles are driving on the highway,” police in Gelderland region said.
Law enforcement did not indicate whether any arrests had been made. Dutch and Belgian farmers joined on Thursday the wave of demonstrations initiated by their French colleagues in January, which has since spread to Germany, Poland, Romania, Greece and Italy. European Commission on Thursday promised measures to defend the “legitimate interests” of farmers in the European Union.