Spain: Thousands of Farmers Rally Against EU–Mercosur Trade Deal 4

More than 25,000 farmers and 15,000 tractors mobilized across Spain on Thursday, January 29 to protest the EU–Mercosur trade agreement and proposed cuts to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding. The demonstrations, organized by Asaja, COAG, and UPA, drew strong participation despite bad weather that forced cancellations in Seville and Madrid

Spain: Thousands of Farmers Rally Against EU–Mercosur Trade Deal 3

More than 25,000 farmers and 15,000 tractors mobilized across Spain on Thursday, January 29 to protest the EU–Mercosur trade agreement and proposed cuts to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding. The demonstrations, organized by Asaja, COAG, and UPA, drew strong participation despite bad weather that forced cancellations in Seville and Madrid

Spain: Thousands of Farmers Rally Against EU–Mercosur Trade Deal 2

More than 25,000 farmers and 15,000 tractors mobilized across Spain on Thursday, January 29 to protest the EU–Mercosur trade agreement and proposed cuts to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding. The demonstrations, organized by Asaja, COAG, and UPA, drew strong participation despite bad weather that forced cancellations in Seville and Madrid

Spain: Thousands of Farmers Rally Against EU–Mercosur Trade Deal

More than 25,000 farmers and 15,000 tractors mobilized across Spain on Thursday, January 29 to protest the EU–Mercosur trade agreement and proposed cuts to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding. The demonstrations, organized by Asaja, COAG, and UPA, drew strong participation despite bad weather that forced cancellations in Seville and Madrid

[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting. (Kyodo)

Keidanren 2026 Edition Management and Labor Policy Special Committee Report Press Conference

Keidanren 2026 Edition Management and Labor Policy Special Committee Report Press Conference

Keidanren 2026 Edition Management and Labor Policy Special Committee Report, Press Conference. Photo shows Chairman Hitoshi Nagasawa.=January 20,2026,Tokyo

Keidanren 2026 Edition Management and Labor Policy Special Committee Report Press Conference

Keidanren 2026 Edition Management and Labor Policy Special Committee Report Press Conference

Keidanren 2026 Edition Management and Labor Policy Special Committee Report, Press Conference. Photo shows Chairman Hitoshi Nagasawa.=January 20,2026,Tokyo

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

The Bank of Japan holds the second day session of the central bank's two-day monetary policy meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, with Governor Kazuo Ueda seated in the center.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends the second day of the central bank's two-day policy-setting meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2026 shows the city center of Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

This photo taken on Jan. 16, 2026 shows a mountain near Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2026 shows the city center of Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2026 shows the outskirt of Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2026 shows the Katuaq Cultural Center in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2026 shows a Hercules aircraft belonged to the Danish Defense at the Nuuk Airport in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

Daily Life In Nuuk - Greenland

A car is pictured on the outskirt of Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, Jan. 16, 2026. Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland. Trump has accelerated his push to acquire the island. On Saturday, Trump announced that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, and raise the levy to 25 percent from the beginning of June unless a deal is reached for the United States to purchase the territory. Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers carry a banner with the slogan 'For a decent future for rural areas' during a tractor rally on 16 January 2026 in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the European Union's agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Banner with the slogan 'The countryside fights, the government abandons' during a tractor march on 16 January 2026 in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Demonstrator carries a banner with the slogan 'El campo se muere, Mercosu no' during a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Demonstrator carries a banner with the slogan 'Young people with illusion in danger of extinction' during a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the European Union's agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Farmers Protest Against CAP and Mercosur Cuts - Spain

Livestock farmers organise a tractorada, 16 January 2026, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos has called for several mobilisations throughout Spain against trade policies and agreements that harm them, such as the cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the EU agreement with Mercosur. Photo by Juan Vega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM