Flames and angry protests rage outside EU parliament (VIDEOS)

Farmers burned manure and threw eggs at the European Parliament in Brussels, demanding an end to cheap imports and climate regulations Read Full Article at RT.com

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Flames and angry protests rage outside EU parliament (VIDEOS)

Thousands of farmers descended on Brussels, where they burned manure and pelted the legislature with eggs

A crowd of furious farmers picketed the EU Parliament building in Brussels on Thursday to protest environmental regulations and the threat to their livelihoods posed by cheap Ukrainian imports. The protesters hurled stones, eggs, and abuse at the bureaucrats behind police lines.

Convoys of tractors began streaming into Brussels on Wednesday night, and by Thursday morning the streets of the Belgian capital were blockaded by around 1,300 vehicles, according to a police estimate.

The farmers assembled in front of the European Parliament building on Luxembourg Square where they burned pallets and piles of manure. The crowd lobbed eggs, stones, fireworks, and flaming projectiles at the legislature, while similar scenes took place outside the nearby headquarters of the European Council.

Riot police used water cannons to extinguish the fires and push back stone-throwing protesters. As of Thursday afternoon, no arrests or injuries had been reported.