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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26, 2024: Farmers staged a protest against the government’s agricultural policies in Madrid, Spain on Monday (February 26).Farmers descending into the city with their tractors marched from the Ministry of Agriculture to the European Parliament building.Last week, after meeting with Spain’s three largest farmers’ unions, which are also behind many of the recent protests, the Spanish government announced several measures to appease the farmers.However, while the unions evaluate the measures – ranging from stronger import controls to lessening the digital reporting requirements – as positive, they said the solutions do not go far enough.The farmers’ demands are also targeted at Brussels and each of Spain’s regional governments, with local issues such as wolf populations, water management, and slow-moving bureaucracies.(Footage by Şenhan Bolelli /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)