Brussels, Belgium, Dec 18, 2025 (AFP) - Brussels brace for farmer protests, as EU leaders meet

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Thousands of farmers are to take to the streets of Brussels on Thursday to protest EU plans for a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur and reforming agricultural subsidies. Driving hundreds of tractors, the demonstrators are expected to reach the European quarter of the Belgian capital around noon, when European Union leaders will be locked in a high-stake summit. Farmers, particularly in France, worry the Mercosur deal -- which will be......

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