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Warning sirens in Montauban
Since 8:30 p.m., warning sirens have been ringing out in the night in Montauban. Don't worry: this is not a message from the prefecture warning of danger or a rescue exercise. It was the Tarn-et-Garonne farmers who chose to activate sirens to announce their arrival in the city center for “the bin festival”, the name of the action organized by the FDSEA and the JA.
230 tractors expected in Montauban according to the FDSEA and the JA
In Caussade, the La Dépêche correspondent counted around 7:15 p.m. between 40 and 50 tractors parked at the Super U roundabout and along the town bypass leading to the A20 motorway interchange. In the convoy which will reach Montauban, mainly young farmers, or even very young farmers who have been established for less than a year in the cantons of Caussade or Caylus. The FDSEA and the JA announce the presence of 230 tractors in Montauban for the evening.
“It is in tribute to those who committed suicide”, the Gers Rural Coordination emptied its bins in front of the Danone factory
This Tuesday, November 26, around thirty farmers blocked the entrance to the Gers Danone factory. In turn, they dumped the contents of their skips to denounce the use of Ukrainian oats in the production of “a so-called French vegetable milk”. Management denies it but met with the demonstrators. Reporting.
In Caussade (Tarn-et-Garonne), around thirty tractors gathered
In Caussade (Tarn-et-Garonne), around thirty tractors gathered around 6:30 p.m. in the Super U parking lot before heading to Montauban later in the evening. Two construction radars, recovered from the side of a departmental road, were loaded onto a trailer. At the roundabout which leads to the A20 interchange, demonstrators displayed a banner aimed at the leaders of the Euralis-Lidea group described as “assassins”. We know that Lidea announced a social plan, with the closure of the Caussade seed factory which employed 60 people. A hard blow for the economy of the city of hats.
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Convoys of tractors reach Montauban, the prefect recommends avoiding the A20
While convoys of tractors, leaving from Valence-d'Agen, Moissac or even Caussade, must converge on Montauban this evening, to participate in a demonstration called by the FDSEA and the JA, the prefect of Tarn-et- Garonne publishes a press release concerning traffic conditions. He recommends that road users “postpone their trips and avoid the motorways (A62 and A20) and roads which converge towards Montauban. Disruptions are to be expected throughout the duration of the event in the town center of Montauban”.
#InfoTraffic l Agricultural demonstration on November 26 in Montauban
A social movement is underway this Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at the call of agricultural unions.
Major traffic difficulties are expected from 5 p.m.— Prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne (@Prefet_82)
A large gendarmerie device deployed in front of the Tarn-et-Garonne prefecture
A major security system is being established in front of the Tarn-et-Garonne prefecture with around ten mobile vehicles from the gendarmerie, CRS and police, in preparation for the farmers' demonstration planned for this Tuesday evening in Montauban.
Rural Coordination occupies the site of a Danone factory in Gers
Farmers from Rural Coordination from several departments are currently occupying the entrance to the Danone Gers factory in Villecomtal-sur-Arros where they have dumped the contents of several skips.
Around 20 actions have been carried out in 15 departments since Monday
According to the authorities' latest report, around 850 farmers have organized around twenty actions spread across 15 departments since Monday.
An action is triggered in Lot-Et-Garonne
The roundabout in the Parasol area, located on the RN21 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, is busy with tractors.
The Minister of the Interior considers the farmers' cause “just” but condemns all forms of violence
This Tuesday morning, on FranceInfo, the Minister of the Interior recognized that the farmers' cause was “just”, while insisting on the need to remain firm. “Violence is not constitutional” he insisted.
The boss of the FNSEA calls for peaceful demonstrations
Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, affirmed this morning on France 2 that his organization adopts a firm position: “no damage to property or people”. A declaration intended to stand out from the initiatives of Rural Coordination. “What interests us are the solutions,” he added.
Actions are being implemented in the Pyrénées-Orientales
The tractors gather at the Perpignan exhibition center before joining the Maison de l'Agriculture in a convoy, then heading in a funeral procession towards the prefecture. The snail operation began at 8:30 a.m.
Complaints filed by prefects and the OFB in the southwest of the country
The prefects of Lot-et-Garonne and Landes have filed a complaint for acts of degradation that occurred during farmers' mobilizations last week. The French Biodiversity Office (OFB) also filed a complaint in Creuse, according to information communicated this Monday by the prefectures and the OFB.
A convoy heads to the European Parliament in Strasbourg
This Tuesday, the Minister of Agriculture and her counterpart in charge of Foreign Trade, Sophie Primas, will represent the government in the National Assembly during a debate followed by a vote on the treaty between the European Union and Mercosur. In response, Rural Coordination is calling for mobilization in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. A procession of around 100 tractors, leaving Vesoul, is heading towards the building.
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