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How much could the farmer protests cost Europe's economy?


Euronews takes a deeper look at the farmer protests taking place in Germany, France, Romania, the Netherlands and Belgium - and explores how much it could cost Europe.

In order to put the current protests taking place across Europe into context, it is important to understand where it all started.

The history of the current protests can be traced back to the Green Deal (2019) which involved significant alterations to achieve climate neutrality. The purpose of the deal was to decarbonise and digitalise Europe's economy. It suggested some serious alterations of policies with an objective to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

However, the policy makers failed to include what is called the second-order thinking, ie its impact on farmers. The on-going turmoil has converged with a slowdown in all the major economies of Europe creating a the foundations of a mega crisis.





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