European farmers protest (tractors) during EU summit in Brussels against EU–Mercosur deal and CAP reforms
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Thousands of farmers are demonstrating in Brussels on Thursday, 2025-12-18, bringing tractors into the city and targeting EU plans on the EU–Mercosur trade deal, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms and potential budget cuts. Authorities warned of major traffic disruption (including street/tunnel closures) and a planned route from around Brussels-North area toward the European Quarter/Place du Luxembourg during the day.
This alert was originally created on 18 December 2025.
Public Impact
Bus
Tram
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 12, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed (legacy backfill)
Organizer
- Copa-Cogeca
Affected Locations
- Brussels-Capital Region
- European Quarter
- Brussels-North (around Gare du Nord)
- Place du Luxembourg
Sources
- https://www.brussels.be/protest-and-traffic-thursday-18-december-2025
- https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/1885303/travel-chaos-in-brussels-as-farmers-protest-and-eu-leaders-gather-for
- https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1886743/streets-and-tunnels-closed-tbtb/
- https://copa-cogeca.eu/
- https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/18/farmers-bring-tractors-to-brussels-to-protest-eu-mercosur-trade-deal
- https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/farmers-block-roads-brussels-protest-south-american-free-128511250
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