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Today, hundreds of tractors and thousands of farmers have descended on Brussels to say
that their situation isn't sustainable
Many farmers today are no longer able to make a living
The milk price imposed on farmers by the industry doesn't even allow them to cover their costs
there is no longer any control over supply and demand
which means that many farmers are going bankrupt
The European Parliament's social democrat and EPP majority
is co-responsible for this situation
because the Parliament has refused to reconsider the scrapping of milk quotas
so we as the Green group are here in support of the farmers
we're fighting by their side to ensure their demands are heard in the European Parliament
and we're also by their side here on Place du Luxembourg to show our support
as well as the support of all EU citizens who think that the EU has no future without a viable agricultural sector