Several processions of tractors converge towards Nîmes this Wednesday, November 27. Farmers are showing their anger against the proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the South American market. The day before, Tuesday November 26, the deputies rejected this project in the Assembly, with 484 votes against and 70 votes for. Other European countries, such as Poland, also oppose this desire of the European Union.
The essentials
- Gard farmers transport stumps, pallets and tires in their machines. They will turn on hazard lights
- Also observed: water and milk tanks
- Several dozen tractors arrive in front of the DDTM, the Departmental Directorate of Territories and the Sea, around 6 a.m. this morning
- Law enforcement is on site
6 a.m. – Mobilization in front of the DDTM in Nîmes
Around ten tractors arrived in front of the Departmental Directorate of Territories and the Sea (DDTM) in Nîmes. Farmers transport stumps, pallets and tires on their machines, to light “hazard lights”, as they say. Also seen by our reporters on site: water or milk tanks.
The police are on site to protect the DDTM, “transformed into a real fortress” observes one of our reporters.
Gregory Jullian
France
