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Tractors converge on Rome as farmers protest across Europe
Tractors converge on Rome as farmers protest across Europe
Economy
by  AFP

A convoy of tractors was poised to descend on Rome on Saturday as farmer protests caused disruptions across Europe but petered out in their French epicentre following government concessions. Farmer discontent has also affected non-EU Switzerland, where around 30 tractors paraded in Geneva on Saturday in the country's first such protest since the movement started elsewhere in Europe.