2024-01-29 09:34:00
Protest farmers, unrest across Europe (including Italy)
The protest of the European farmers becomes more and more imposing, after the Germania and the Belgiumnow the most active on the front of the protests against the EU’s green policies which are causing costs to soar, seem to be the Frenchbut episodes are also starting to be reported Italia. The problem is affecting all of Europe. French farmers announced that today they will block access to Paris to prevent the supply of food products. The trade unions have announced that from early afternoon they will begin a “siege“of the French capital for a “indefinite period” to prevent the entry of any food supplies.
The main objective – reports Euronews – is Rungisthe fresh produce market on the outskirts of the city (near Orly airport), one of the largest in the world of its kind. As French farmers direct their heavy tractors towards the capital, authorities are working to counter “the attack” with “important defensive measures“, especially around Rungis and the airports in the region. They were 15 thousand agents mobilized.
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PARIS, WATCH THE VIDEOS OF THE FARMERS’ BLITZ
French farmers filled a police car with shit during protests. pic.twitter.com/inyMN7Xu1e
— Valentina ???????????????????????????? (@ValentinaMihay5) January 28, 2024
French farmers are taking the situation to the next level… massive protests have been reported across the country… even in small towns.. pic.twitter.com/4hWKKR3VEV
— Fely ???????????? (@Felyorfelix) January 27, 2024
But now they’re starting to move too Italian farmersthe most attended event – continues Euronews – was that of Orte, in the province of Viterbo, where a hundred tractors occupied the roundabout at the motorway entrance A1, causing the closure of the toll booth for about two hours. In Pescara another hundred tractors paraded along the seafront, without however causing any particular inconvenience. Then there were less participatory initiatives Sicilyin Molise, on a Calabrian road and in Venice, where a few dozen farmers occupied a parking lot with their tractors. Several roads were also blocked in Piedmont, but the inconvenience was negligible. Italian farmers mainly protest against the increase in the price of diesel and the huge gap between their revenue from selling the products and the price at which they arrive on the market. They are also angry with Europe which, according to them, is imposing increasingly severe laws that will make agriculture extinct “Made in Italy“.
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