Small farmers protest over 'unfair' EU farm subsidies

2013-03-12 1

Small farmers have protested outside the European Parliament to call for a bigger share of EU agricultural funds.

They staged the demonstrations in Strasbourg as MEPs prepare to vote on reforming farming subsidies.

Bernard Pignon, a French farmer, said thousands of his colleagues in Germany and France were quitting the industry each year.

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