The kickoff is on for farmers who want to make their anger heard. “Nearly 82 actions” are currently planned across France “starting this afternoon” et “for at least 48 hours”explains on BFMTV Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, Sunday November 17. The aim is to draw attention to several grievances in the French agricultural world: “Europe sieve on agricultural products”request for “simplification of standards and controls”and dissatisfaction with “price and [le] income of farmers.
“The actions will mainly take place in the prefectures and sub-prefectures”specifies the boss of the main French agricultural union. Arnaud Rousseau insists on the fact that“there will be no blocking of the N 118”nor blockage of supply or trade, and that the movement “will last until mid-December at the latest, because we don’t want the holidays to be spoiled”. Follow our live stream.
Actions planned in several departments starting this Sunday. Actions are for example expected in Châlons-en-Champagne (Marne), or in Vélizy-Villacoublay (Yvelines), where around a hundred tractors from Yvelines and Essonne must converge around 4 p.m. – with disruptions on the roads to be expected, warns the prefecture on the X network. In Mans (Sarthe), professionals have planned to cover the municipal signs to attract attention.
Among the subjects of tension, the EU-Mercosur free trade treaty. This text, under discussion for several years between the European Union and four Latin American countries, provokes the indignation of many farmers, who denounce in particular unfair competition from countries with less restrictive production standards. The text is today criticized by many French elected officials and by the executive, but could be adopted despite everything.
Several actions already organized this week. As of Thursday, farmers had mobilized in several departments, for example by covering town signs with the names of South American towns in Sarthe, or by lighting pyres in Haut-Rhin. In Oise, farmers took advantage of the night from Thursday to Friday to cover radars, reports The Parisian.
The bulk of the mobilization planned for Monday. Gatherings and “fires of anger” are planned all over France, in Arras, Amiens, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Dijon, Châlons-en-Champagne, Le Havre and even Royan. The mobilization will be “responsible”warned the boss of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau.
