The main agricultural unions announced a new national mobilization starting Monday
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While demonstrations and blockades took place last January, anger is still brewing within the agricultural profession. In a joint press release, the FDSEA 21 union and the young farmers of Côte-d'Or detailed the reasons for this anger:
“Health crises and climatic hazards, MERCOSUR, other international agreements, overadministration, overregulation… Our demands are simple: Short-term and cash flow measures / drastic administrative simplification / being able to make a living from our profession: Recognize agriculture as of interest general by the successful completion of the agricultural orientation law / Stop European and global inconsistencies: let's restore ambition to European food sovereignty. Despite unprecedented agricultural mobilizations at the start of 2024 and a particularly difficult agricultural campaign, the actions which were to follow the promises are only arriving in dribs and drabs. This is completely insufficient.”
The FDSEA and JA 21 unions are therefore calling on Côte d'Or farmers to mobilize as part of next week's national movement in several acts as follows:
Pre-mobilization: Covering of municipal entrance signs on Sunday, November 17 in the evening.
ACT 1 – “Fires of Wrath” action: Monday December 18 from 6:30 p.m. Stop international agreements that bring in agriculture that we don't want: MERCOSUR, uncapped Ukrainian exports, Chinese imports… Bright communication action in response to the SOS last January in Mâconge. Farmers, consumers, press, politicians: We need everyone's support.
ACT 2 – Union actions from November 25 for simplification, against overadministration, against excess standards and distortions of competition.
ACT 3 – Price and income actions from December 9
