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Marie Lamarque
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Nov. 22 2024 at 9:58 am
; updated on Nov. 22, 2024 at 10:01 a.m.
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New day of mobilization for farmers around Toulouse this Friday, November 22, 2024. Rural Coordination, the 3rd agricultural union, notably announced a blocking action in Colomiers, at the Carrefour purchasing center.
9:45 a.m. – Farmers displaced at the Spanish border
In action since last Wednesday in Fos, at the Spanish border, to block the entry of trucks, the farmers of Rural Coordination 31 explain that they were dislodged on the evening of Thursday, November 21.
According to the union, “ more than 300 trucks » could have been arrested. “We were dislodged because the pressure was starting to build. This proves that we inconvenienced a lot of people,” we can read on the CR 31 Facebook page.
9:40 a.m. – What the farmers are demanding
The anger of the farmers does not abate. In connection with the debates taking place within the European Union concerning the free trade treaty with Mercosur, land professionals, who are strongly opposed to it, want to make their voices heard.
They also make other demands: a decent minimum income, a reduction in charges and the alignment of standards on a European scale.
9:24 a.m. – Actions planned for this Friday
Rural Coordination announces the continuation of the mobilization in Haute-Garonne, and in particular near Toulouse. This Friday, November 22, an action is planned in Colomiers, at the Carrefour purchasing center.
At the same time, other movements are expected to continue, notably the blockage on the Aldi platform in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, on the border between Haute-Garonne and Tarn.
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