The “siege of Paris” begins on Monday as thousands of farmers ride on tractors to block entrances to the French capital, claiming globalism’s environmental policies are destroying their ability to continue doing business. I tried to collaborate with.
Farmers rode tractors into Paris on Monday, following a week of similar protests across the country in the latest escalation of the popular uprising that has come to define Macron’s term in office. Major highways were closed.
Portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron during a roadblock on the A6 motorway near Villabet, south of Paris, on January 29, 2024, amid nationwide protests called by several farmers’ unions over wages, taxes and regulations. A mannequin wearing a hat hangs next to a tractor. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
according to to le figaro According to newspapers, farmers lined up their tractors for tens of kilometers around the ring road that encircles Paris, successfully blocking eight major highways.in total Monday’s demonstrations affected 16 highways and 30 administrative departments in the city, while separate farmers’ uprisings continued in at least 40 locations across the country.
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President Emmanuel Macron will hold an emergency meeting with government ministers on the Elysée Avenue on Monday to receive an “overview of the agricultural situation”, according to reports. Meanwhile, Gabriel Attal, who was appointed by President Macron earlier this month as the youngest prime minister in French history, held tense negotiations on Monday night with Arnaud Rousseau, head of the FNSEA farmers’ union, and Arnaud Gaylot, head of the Young Farmers’ Union. It is reported that it will be done.
Farmers driving tractors take part in a roadblock on the A6 motorway near Villabet, south of Paris, on January 29, 2024, amid nationwide protests called by several farmers’ unions over wages, taxes and regulations. . (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Calls for a “siege of Paris” were called over the weekend after Prime Minister Atal’s attempts to quell farmers’ anger with some “concessions” were rejected as not going far enough.
It is unclear exactly how many of farmers’ 140 demands the French government will actually be able to meet, given that many of the stifling Green Agenda regulations have been imposed by the EU. But farmers’ groups and populist politicians say Mr Macron’s party in Brussels is a major supporter of climate change and therefore remains responsible.
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Luc Jeannotin, president of the FDSEA farmers’ union in Yvelines, said Monday from the lockdown on the outskirts of Paris: France could suspend all environmental standards that complicate our lives overnight, and we expect them to do so. ”
Gianottin said the aim of the protests was not to “disturb motorists” and that farmers would allow people to pass through the blockade, adding: “The Paris blockade is just an image. We We don’t want to completely stop people from moving.More than anything, we want to make our presence felt and say, “I’m more tired of paperwork than I am of work.” ”
This photo, taken on January 29, 2024, shows a road sign marking the A4 motorway with the words “We Are” next to it during a roadblock protest by French farmers on the A4 motorway near Josigny. It shows tractors, including one holding a placard that says, “The end is your hunger.” East of Paris is in the midst of nationwide protests called by several farmers’ unions over wages, taxes and regulations. (Photo by: Bertrand GUAY/AFP) (Photo by: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP, Getty Images)
In addition to targeting Paris, at least 80 tractors blocked the A7 motorway and other areas on the outskirts of Lyon. Local farmers also spoke of a “siege” of the city of Paris.
“Sieges usually last for a long time. We are not experts in blockades, but we will maintain a siege for as long as necessary,” said Michelle Joux, regional president of the FNSEA union. “There is palpable tension and extraordinary motivation.”
Local officials said key roads leading into Marseille, including the A7 and A55 motorways, had been targeted by “Operation Snail”, adding that the A50 was “currently at a complete standstill”.
The fight between agriculture and green agenda advocates is expected to be a key issue in the European Union parliamentary elections scheduled for June, with farmers and rural communities fighting over green regulations in France, Germany, Poland, Romania and previously the Netherlands. is uprising. They argue that, on top of rising fuel costs and inflation, it has become too difficult to cope with.
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Brussels’ decision to allow tariff-free access to agricultural products from Ukraine is also a major issue. The move may have lowered the price of baguettes in Paris, but given that labor costs in the former Soviet Union countries are much lower and the lack of EU regulation has lowered the cost of baguettes from Ukraine even further, farmers is suffering from falling prices of imported goods. Imported goods.
Although the EU is actively working to fully incorporate Ukraine into the EU as a member state, there has been little public consideration by Eurocrats about the impact such a move would have on European farmers.
On Monday, FNSEA Director General Arnaud Rousseau cited the sugar industry as a key example, saying: saying A surge in imports to Europe after the Russian invasion has made business “unsustainable” for farmers across the continent.
French peasant revolt: 9 out of 10 people support peasant protests against globalist government https://t.co/cINXr0IjEx
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