Angered over rising costs, red tape, and green regulations, French farmers returned to protest on the streets of Paris on Friday, warning President Emmanuel Macron that he should expect a difficult welcome when he opens a major farm show on Saturday.
Dozens of tractors rolled into the French capital, loudly honking their horns. One tractor carried a sign that read: “Macron you're sowing the seeds for a storm – be careful of what you reap.”
There will be tractors and some 2,000 farmers waiting for Macron at the fair, Lefevre said.
Putting pressure on the government
French farmers had earlier this month largely suspended protests that included blocking highways and dumping manure in front of public buildings after Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised new measures worth EUR 400 million.
However, protests resumed this week to put pressure on the government to help them more and deliver on promises ahead of the Paris Agricultural Show, a major event in France, which attracts around 600,000 visitors over nine days.
An international protest
Farmers’ protests have spread across Europe, calling for better income, less bureaucracy, and denouncing unfair competition from cheap Ukrainian goods to help Kyiv’s war effort.
“Some farmers will try to stop the president (Macron) from entering the trade fair. And if he does get in, they will disturb his walkabout,” Jean Lefevre, who is a member of FNSEA, France’s largest farming union, told Reuters.🚨🇫🇷 Paris, France
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) February 23, 2024
The Farmers are back & have descended on the French Capital in protest of criminal legislation that will bankrupt The Farmers under the Guise of the Climate Scam.
Silence from Macron & his Globalist sell out Government - they simply don’t represent people. pic.twitter.com/OVBUJazhC3
There will be tractors and some 2,000 farmers waiting for Macron at the fair, Lefevre said.
Putting pressure on the government
French farmers had earlier this month largely suspended protests that included blocking highways and dumping manure in front of public buildings after Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised new measures worth EUR 400 million.
However, protests resumed this week to put pressure on the government to help them more and deliver on promises ahead of the Paris Agricultural Show, a major event in France, which attracts around 600,000 visitors over nine days.
An international protest
Farmers’ protests have spread across Europe, calling for better income, less bureaucracy, and denouncing unfair competition from cheap Ukrainian goods to help Kyiv’s war effort.
Source: Reuters
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