Farmers Launch Protest Action Week Against Proposed Government Cutbacks

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 08: Protesting farmers and others line Strasse des 17. Juni street with tractors, including one with a sign that reads: "Better dead than a slave", and other vehicles in the city center on the first day of a week of protests on January 08, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Farmers are protesting across Germany this week against proposed government measures that would reduce federal benefits for the agricultural sector. While the coalition government recently stepped back from some of the measures, including a proposed taxation of agricultural vehicles and cutting agricultural fuel subsidies, farmers have vowed to press on with their protests in order to stop any measures from being enacted at all. The government is seeking to save EUR 100 million in its agriculture budget. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)