After holding filter dams near the Belgian border this Monday, Ardennes farmers continue the mobilization against the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur this Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
The Rural Coordination union calls on farmers to gather in front of the prefecture in Charleville-Mézières from 7 a.m. Three convoys left Poix-Terron and the Unilin roundabout in Bazeilles at 6:30 a.m., and from Cliron at 6:45 a.m. They intend to go to the Ardennes prefecture via the A34 and the RN43.
The unions of FDSEA 08 and Young Farmers, who had organized this Monday's mobilizations, have already announced that they will not participate in the movement.
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6:40 a.m.: The farmers leave Cliron
As planned, a convoy of farmers gathered at the Esso Express gas station in Cliron early this morning, around 6:40 a.m. The tractors will now head towards Charleville-Mézières.
