08:28 – Occitanie, new hotspot for farmer blockades?
Occitanie was one of the regions most affected by road blockades of farmers during the first act of the agricultural crisis. Several mobilizations are again planned in the region, but they seem at the same level as those expected elsewhere: several actions have been announced in Haute-Garonne including fires on roundabouts, a tractor parade is planned in Auch (Gers), a blocking of the ring road is planned in Albi (Tarn) in addition to “visits” to the prefecture, hazard lights will be lit in Millau and Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron) as well as on several roundabouts in the Auda.
The mobilizations could gain strength on Tuesday with calls from the Rural Coordination to demonstrate in Auch or in front of the Haute-Garonne prefecture, in Toulouse.
08:18 – Varied and numerous actions in New Aquitaine
“Fires of anger” must be lit in several towns in the southwest: in Périgueux (Dordogne) on a roundabout after a snail operation planned on several roads, but also in Bordeaux (Gironde) where a large “distress” fire ” will be lit in front of the Parc des Sports Saint-Michel at 6 p.m. Further up, in Vendée, around forty farmers came to surround the sub-prefecture of Fontenay-le-Comte. In Angoulême (Charente), the Young Farmers' union chose to organize a filter barrier rather than a blockade so as not to disturb passers-by too much but to raise their awareness according to the vice-president of the departmental branch of the union.
It is in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) where the mobilization could be one of the most virulent, as at the start of the year under the leadership of the Rural Coordination union. Which planned to block the department prefecture during the day on Tuesday.
08:09 – Actions for several days in the Oise
In many departments, demonstrations and blockades by farmers will target the prefectures and this is the case in Oise with a rally planned in Beauvais to express the “very big anger” of the sector according to Régis Desrumaux, president of the agricultural union FDSEA 60. Several actions have already taken place in the department in recent days: town signs covered up or even “fires of anger” lit near the roads.
08:04 – The Europe Bridge blocked in Avignon
A mobilization took place a few minutes ago in Avignon, in Vaucluse: farmers decided to block the Europe Bridge by massing several tractors on the road axis. According to the newspaper La Marseillaise, only the direction of traffic allowing entry into Avignon was blocked. The city's signs were also covered with a cover saying “No to Mercosur”. Following the example of the Avignon mobilization, several roads and roundabouts named in reference to Europe should be blocked to demonstrate opposition to the free trade agreement supported by part of Europe.
07:55 – At least 10 axes blocked in Ile-de-France
Already several roads in Ile-de-France are blocked by farmers this Monday, November 18, or even since yesterday. Travel on the A10, the N118, the RN104, the RN20, the RD74, the RD17, the RD117, the RD19, the RN12 and the D44 must be avoided on Monday at least until 2 p.m. according to Sytadin forecasts, the traffic management service. But it is in Yvelines that the most important gathering takes place with “around a hundred tractors” expected on the RN118 at the Vélizy-Villacoublay air base according to the prefecture. Two CRS companies are planned to prevent them from advancing towards the Sèvres bridge and therefore towards Paris reports The Parisian.
07:50 – Act 2 of the Farmers' Crisis begins
Act 2 of the agricultural crisis begins this Monday, even if several actions have been carried out since last Thursday and the first rallies were organized on Sunday. This Monday at least 82 gatherings are planned across 80 departments according to Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, but the mobilizations could be more numerous.
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