Overview
- Reports from Belgian media and ANSA pointed to over 9,000 protesters with more than 500 tractors representing roughly 40 farm organizations from across EU member states.
- Demonstrators marched from near Gare du Nord toward the European quarter during the leaders' summit at the Europe Building, causing major road closures and disruptions to STIB public transport.
- Reporting and on-scene video documented confrontations, with some protesters throwing potatoes while police used water cannons to push back tractors and crowds.
- A separate group at Place du Luxembourg, described as unaffiliated with Copa-Cogeca, threw eggs, stones and potatoes at European Parliament buildings and set small fires, including burning the central tree and tires.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU–Mercosur trade deal cannot be signed in its current form and urged safeguard provisions and reciprocity.