Slovene Farmers to Stage Massive Protest Rally Today

Ljubljana, 29 July - Slovene farmers are to stage a protest rally around noon Monday, in order to highlight what they claim are an unacceptable agricultural policy led by the Slovene government, and the tough conditions that Slovene farmers face. The organiser of the event, the Farmers' Trade Union of Slovenia, expects that more than 2,000 farmers will gather in front of the government palace in the centre of Ljubljana.