Around 5,000 farmers are expected in front of the headquarters of the European Commission representation in the afternoon. Farmers in numerous EU countries have been on the streets for a long time to protest against, among other things, EU trade agreements, bureaucracy and environmental regulations.
The EU Commission had already reacted to this and promised easing. At the meeting of the agriculture ministers, proposals from the Brussels authority will be discussed. Two subway stations in the EU district were closed. There are numerous traffic disruptions in the Belgian capital.