European agriculture ministers have announced a €500m aid package for farmers hit hard by plummeting prices.<br /><br /> When farmers gathered to protest in Brussels today, they weren’t messing around: http://t.co/Bwwj3w6Zg1 pic.twitter.com/Fj7hDHvN2T— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) September 7, 2015<br /><br /> Thousands of farmers descended on Brussels clogging streets around EU buildings as ministers discussed the issue. <br /><br /> EU vice president Jyrki Katainen made the following announcement:<br />“Today´s Commission proposal is a significant, fast and concrete response to the current situation. €500m is real money which is supposed to help farmers to produce in a sustainable manner food for us who love food.” <br /><br /> Today we decided significant €500M package which will address cashflow&structural issues of the #agriculture sector. pic.twitter.com/LAhsOJRHyF— Jyrki Katainen (@jyrkikatainen) September 7, 2015<br /><br /> The bulk of the assistance will go to diary farmers, who have been hit hard after Russia banned imports o
