In the past few days, a large number of French farmers who are dissatisfied with the production situation have driven 500 tractors to the farmers of the first country on the 29th local time to "occupy" the highway in and out of Paris, claiming that they will "besiege" Paris indefinitely. "Our goal is to encircle Paris. According to Reuters 29**, French farmers are ready to gather in Paris for ** to demand higher wages and living conditions. On the 28th, France strengthened security measures to ensure that Paris was not "invaded" by a tractor brigade.
On January 29, 2024 local time, the ** activity of French farmers continued.
France's two largest agricultural unions, the Confederation of National Trade Unions of French Agricultural Producers (FNSEA) and the Young Farmers' Association, said on the 28th that members of the area around Paris would begin an "indefinite" siege of the capital on the 29th. They claimed that "all the main roads leading to the capital would be occupied by peasants" and announced their intention to block Longis, a large wholesale food market in the south of Paris. FNSEA President Rousseau warned: "The coming week is one full of dangers. ”
According to the French media, in the face of the "siege", the Minister of the Interior Darmanin announced the mobilization of 150,000 law enforcement officers, deployed gendarmerie armored vehicles on the outskirts of Paris to prevent tractors from entering the city of Paris and other large cities. He also said that Macron has given instructions on security operations to ensure that Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly remain open and that the Rangis wholesale market continues to operate.
The agricultural market in France has lasted for nearly half a month. French media reported that farmers mainly complained about their declining incomes, low pensions, complicated administrative procedures, foreign competition, and the EU's green rules.
Under the pressure of the blockade, French Prime Minister Attar announced a series of concessions to appease disgruntled farmers. He announced on Friday the emergency measures, including foregoing the tax on non-road diesel, increasing compensation for cattle farmers affected by epidemic haemorrhagic disease, and severely fining three food producers for not complying with the law to compete.
This has failed to resolve the crisis. According to the French "24 Hours" news network, the latest statement from FNSEA and the Young Farmers Association said that Attar's concessions did not quell the anger, "we need to go further" and "our ** does not care about farmers". Del Barre, secretary general of the FnSEA Calais chapter, said, "As you can see, this is a pressure cooker that is about to be ***".
Comprehensive report by Beijing Business Daily.