Farmers in Germany have started a week-long series of anti-government protests, culminating in a huge event planned for Friday. The farmers are angry about the German coalition’s plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. Government lawmakers say there are signs the protests are being infiltrated by far-right extremists. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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