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Hundreds of farmers mobilized in Madrid on February 11 to denounce the precarious situation of the Spanish countryside and to reject the EU‑Mercosur trade agreement. Protesters warned that the deal threatens European producers and consumers by allowing imports that do not meet EU quality standards. They demanded urgent measures from national and European authorities to support the rural sector. Criticism also targeted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government and the Ministry of Agriculture, with some demonstrators even calling for Sánchez’s resignation over what they described as a lack of institutional support.

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00:00Moving now to Spain.
00:01On February 11th, hundreds of farmers protested in Madrid to denounce the precarious situation
00:06facing the Spanish countryside and to reject the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
00:11Protesters see the trade agreement as a threat to European producers and consumers because
00:16it allows products that don't meet the European quality standards to enter.
00:20They demand that national and European authorities take urgent measures to support the Cerullo
00:25sector.
00:25Critics also blame Pedro Sánchez's government and the Ministry of Agriculture, with some
00:31even calling for the Prime Minister's resignation over a lack of institutional support.
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