Protesting farmers block German vice chancellor from disembarking ferry

A group of farmers prevented Germany's vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry, hours after the government partially climbed down on cost-saving plans that had infuriated the agricultural sector. The protest drew condemnation from both government and opposition figures. Police said the farmers blocked a jetty in Schluettsiel on the North Sea coast Thursday evening and Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck had to return to the small island of Hooge, German news agency dpa reported.