Farmers in Spain and Poland stage further protests over EU policies

A woman crosses a street as farmers in tractors protest in Pamplona, northern Spain (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

Farmers in Spain and Poland demonstrated on Friday as part of ongoing protests against European Union farming policies and to demand measures to combat production cost hikes, reduced profits and unfair competition from non-EU countries.

The actions follow similar protests in France, Greece and other EU member nations in recent weeks.