Farmers call for ‘lockdown’ of Paris this Friday
- January 25, 2024
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French farmers organized blocking operations with tractors on the highway that lead to Paris. On Thursday they blocked two main arteries, the A12 and A13, while other tractors
French farmers organized blocking operations with tractors on the highway that lead to Paris. On Thursday they blocked two main arteries, the A12 and A13, while other tractors concentrated on the road. nearby cities From the capital.
Except for a lone farmer from the Brie region who was driving his tractor along Champs Elysees before Triumphal Arch and he was accompanied by police, Paris had so far avoided protests. “This is a cry of alarm, a cry of the soul”the farmer said, hoping to remind President Emmanuel Macron that farmers live and work nearby.
“We’ll go to Paris”
The protest, which began a week ago in the south of the country, threatens to reach the capital if the presidential government Emmanuel Macron He doesn’t respond to the agricultural world. The main trade union in the industry is FNSEAsent 24 demands on Wednesday.
Among the requirements is emergency assistance to sectors in crisis; flexibility environmental standards, for example, related to the use of pesticides; economic compensation for increasing the rate of diesel fuel for agricultural use, etc.
The Paris regional branch of the farmers’ union FNSEA, as well as the regional union of young farmers, called on agricultural workers block entry and exit from Paris starts at 14:00 on Friday.
Union ultimatum
FNSEA has given the government a few days to consider submit proposals to meet their demands, but its members say they are prepared to continue protesting until the annual agricultural fair, which brings together farmers and politicians. The 2024 agricultural exhibition will be held in Exhibition Park Versailles Gatein the south of Paris, from February 24 to March 3, 2024.
First Minister Gabriel Attal, called the ministers of economy, environment and agriculture to a meeting on Thursday to decide on relief measures. The measures are expected to be announced on Friday.
(RFI)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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