Farmers on around 20 tractors gather for a symbolic protest in front of the European Parliament, just a few days before the European elections. With loud horns, flags and a few placards, they want to remind MEPs of the importance of their sector, and in particular denounce unfair competition from non-EU imports. The same morning, hundreds more tractors gathered in protest on the edge of Brussels, with police deployed to prevent them approaching EU institutions. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES