BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The rally is held in front of the headquarters of the EU Council, where an emergency summit of the Agriculture Council of the European Union, aimed at addressing the negative impact of Russia’s food embargo on the EU food market, will be carried out later in the day.
The protest takes place five days after French farmers drove over 1,500 tractors through the streets of Paris on Thursday demanding fair prices and more support from their government.
According to the Copa-Cogeca farm trade union, EU agricultural producers have claimed the damages of some $6.13 billion due to the food embargo.
In August 2014, Moscow imposed a one-year ban on the import of certain food products from the countries that had introduced sanctions against Russia. The food ban was later extended for another year.
