Spain: Farmers block roads for the second consecutive day in protest of EU's green policies

Protests by farmers in Europe are intensifying. On the second day of demonstrations, tractors arrived in Barcelona while other roads in Spain were blocked with vehicles and other agricultural equipment. They gathered mainly in the regions of Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, Navarra and Catalonia, according to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT).

Farmers in Spain and several neighboring countries are taking a stand against European Union agricultural measures aimed to combat climate change. Protest leaders have expressed that regulations prevent them from remaining competitive with other agricultural markets.

According to European media outlet AFP, this Wednesday's protests "were not called by the three main rural unions in Spain, Asaja, Coag and UPA, though these do have other demonstrations planned for the coming days." The protests are also expected to reach large cities. In Madrid, a group of farmers called to protest in the vicinity of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) headquarters.

Farmers in several European countries . Among the initiatives they criticized was the transition to "greener" farms, such as the measure to cut pesticides. Faced with these protests, the European Commission assures that it formally opened a "strategic dialogue" with agricultural producers, rural communities and companies in the sector.

Meanwhile, withdrawing the measure reducing the use of pesticides, which was highly criticized in the farmers' protests that are shaking Europe and that last week reached the heart of the European Union.