French farmers have taken their tractor protests to the heart of the European Union, threatening to blockade Brussels as they did against Paris, in opposition to environmental policies supported by globalists like President Emmanuel Macron. There is.
France’s peasant uprising continued to grow this week. Estimation On Tuesday, 12,000 farmers on more than 6,000 tractors set up barricades in at least 120 locations across France, including access points to major cities such as Paris, Lyon and Marseille. But some are calling for the protests to be directed at EU governments.
“The next step is Brussels, that’s for sure,” says Loiret grain producer Said of le figaro “I can go to Brussels, I’m not afraid,” he added, according to the newspaper.
Motivated by a climate change agenda and an expansionist vision, the EU has turned from friend to farmer just like decades ago And it is gradually becoming a major enemy of agriculture, imposing onerous environmental regulations on agriculture and at the same time allowing food produced cheaply in other parts of the world without such strict standards to freely enter Europe. allowing an influx of farmers, thereby putting pressure on local farmers.
STRASBOURG, FRANCE – JANUARY 30: On January 30, 2024, people block the A35 motorway with tractors near Strasbourg, France, participating in a protest called by the main farmers’ union FNSEA and the local branch of the Jeune agricultural association. farmers. Protests continue across the country, with several people calling for it. Farmers’ unions on wages, taxes and regulations. (Photo by Satiri Kelpa/Anadolu via Getty Images)
French President Emmanuel Macron defends the system he played an integral role in building Said “It’s easy to blame everything on Europe.”
Despite the national crisis, President Macron, who left the country on Tuesday for a state visit to Sweden, said that Brussels’ decision to grant tariff-free access to Ukrainian agriculture has had a negative impact on farmers across Ukraine. Admitted.
“We have called for clear measures regarding imports from Ukraine, because there are things that are currently destabilizing the European market in terms of quantity and quality, whether it’s chicken or grains,” he said. Stated. Said around telegraph paper.
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Meanwhile, Gabriel Attal, who took over as president of Macron earlier this month and became the country’s youngest-ever prime minister, said France is in the midst of plans between the EU and South American “Mercosur” countries such as Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. He said he opposes free trade agreements. And Uruguay suggests that the orthodoxy supporting free trade as a fundamental economic principle may be eroding in Europe.
After his visit to Sweden, President Macron will head to Brussels for tense talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss what steps can be taken to quell the growing farmers’ protests. It’s planned.
The embattled French president will be replaced by Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau, who will be in the de facto EU capital today “for a series of talks aimed at accelerating Europe’s response to the emergency.” is visiting.
STRASBOURG, FRANCE – JANUARY 30: On January 30, 2024, people block the A35 motorway with tractors near Strasbourg, France, participating in a protest called by the main farmers’ union FNSEA and the local branch of the Jeune agricultural association. farmers. Protests continue across the country, with several people calling for it. Farmers’ unions on wages, taxes and regulations. (Photo by Satiri Kelpa/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Issues facing European farmers, including rising fuel costs, high taxes, excessive government-required paperwork, the Ukraine war, free trade, and regulations on green policies, will be addressed by the European Parliament in June and 2020. It is expected to be a major factor in the election. The party is likely to help strengthen pro-peasant populist parties, which were already beginning to grow due to growing dissatisfaction with the open borders policies of the globalist parties that have dominated European politics for the past decade.
Peasant revolts have already achieved political success in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands. In the country, the upstart tractor protest party Peasant Civic Movement became the largest force in the Dutch upper house last year and is likely to form a coalition partner with the populist agitator and prime minister-to-be. Geert Wilders is also sympathetic to the farmers’ cause.
Farmer protests are currently active in France, Germany, Poland, and Romania.This week, Spanish farmers’ organizations Said He said he plans to take part in action against overregulation in Brussels.
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