Protesting farmers clogged roads around Brussels on Thursday as they drove a convoy of around 1,000 tractors to the European Union headquarters, where leaders were gathering for talks, writes rfi.fr.

The move is part of a sustained push for better prices for agricultural produce and less red tape.

Tractors were seen around the European Parliament, while police cordonned off the commission and council buildings.

Several hundred farmers have brought their grievances of the agriculture protest movement to the EU’s doorstep – with the flood of cheaper Ukrainian imports triggered by the conflict high on their list of complaints.

The organizers explained that they wanted to denounce “the madness that threatens agriculture”.