Around 200 demonstrators from the farming sector throw pairs of boots in front of the European Commission in Brussels to demand a more ambitious common agricultural policy (CAP), as the institution reveals its proposal for the 2028-2034 budget, which farmers fear will result in less support. "Mrs von der Leyen has not heard the message delivered at the beginning of 2024 with these farmers' demonstrations all over Europe," says Arnaud Rousseau, president of the French farmers' union FNSEA. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES