By Angelo AmanteROME (Reuters) - A convoy of tractors on Friday drove past the landmarks of ancient Rome before Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told a delegation of farmers that the government would partially reintroduce a tax break for them.
Four tractors, escorted by police, crossed the city streets and passed in front of the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, adorned with Italian flags and slogans decrying the EU's green transition.
We don't want to create problems, we just want answers as soon as possible," one of the protesters, Luigi Allegrini, said.
Coldiretti, the main agricultural lobby, has a close relationship with the government but the current protests are being led by smaller groups.
"The government has defended farmers and contested the wrong choices imposed by the European Commission from the very beginning," Meloni told the farmers.
Persons:
Angelo Amante ROME, Giorgia Meloni, Maximus, Luigi Allegrini, Roberto Rosati, Meloni, Angelo Amante, Alvise Armellini, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
Italian, Farmers, European Commission
Locations:
Rome, Europe, Spain, Poland