Farmers protest for fair prices, better conditions

Ljubljana, 17 October - Some 3,000 Slovenian farmers gathered in eight towns across the country to demand better conditions in agriculture, complaining about unfair prices in the food supply chain and criticising lack of responsiveness by the government and the EU. Calls to buy Slovenian food could also be heard.

Maribor Farmers's protest in Maribor at the city market place. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Maribor
Farmers's protest in Maribor at the city market place.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Maribor Farmers's protest in Maribor at the city market place. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Maribor
Farmers's protest in Maribor at the city market place.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Ljubljana Farmers's protest in Ljubljana. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana
Farmers's protest in Ljubljana.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana Farmers's protest in Ljubljana. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana
Farmers's protest in Ljubljana.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana, Trg republike. V Ljubljani, Mariboru, Celju, Kranju, Murski Soboti, Novi Gorici, Novem mestu in na Ptuju je potekal shod slovenskih kmetov, na katerem so opozorili na vse večje težave v kmetijstvu. Foto: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana, Trg republike.
V Ljubljani, Mariboru, Celju, Kranju, Murski Soboti, Novi Gorici, Novem mestu in na Ptuju je potekal shod slovenskih kmetov, na katerem so opozorili na vse večje težave v kmetijstvu.
Foto: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana Farmers's protest in Ljubljana. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Ljubljana
Farmers's protest in Ljubljana.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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