Posted on 01/24/2024 5:56:42 PM PST by Nextrush
Anger is growing among farmers, who are firmly awaiting the announcements promised by the government. This Wednesday January 24, striking actions, particularly in the southwest of France, increased.
"Empty everywhere, grab the tractors and go!" The words chanted into the microphone of Jose Perez, head of the Lot-et-Garonne rural coordination, in front of the gates of the Agen prefecture on fire, are the illustration of a movement of angry farmers which is hardening.
Throughout the day of Wednesday, January 24, images from almost everywhere in France, and even from Europe, multiplied in the media or on social networks.
Agen, epicenter of actions
Without concrete answers from the government, agricultural unions have called on farmers to carry out new roadblocks or actions at the local level.
It was in the South-West that the bulk of the mobilization took place.
From 6 a.m., demonstrators blocked the lanes in Artigues-pres-Bordeaux in the east of the Bordeaux metropolitan area, near the interchange with the A89/N89 (direction of Clermont-Ferrand), cutting off traffic in both ways.
At least 200 tractors invaded the ring road of the Gironde capital, an inevitable axis to connect Paris and Spain.
Further south, the town of Agen crystallized tensions from late morning to late afternoon. Around 11 a.m, a fast-food restaurant was targeted by farmers. Bales of hay were dumped at a McDonald's...
(Excerpt) Read more at bfmtv.com ...
Tomorrow the protest expected to move into the Paris area.
Translation prompts on Google and Bing allow you to see this in English.
It’s not difficult French, although my vocabulary is a bit rusty.
Curiously, all the ads are in English!
I formally studied French in a quickie course offered in my senior year in high school six weeks of German, six weeks of Spanish and six weeks of French.
All this use of translation of various languages is a necessity for me but I learn more as I translate these languages.
Soros/Schwab great reset.
What is this so hard to understand?
Oh yeah, by white women,
never mind.
-fJRoberts-
white women And their simps !
This is the second article about farmer protests that does not explain what they are protesting!
It’s hard for the farmers to make a living due to the regulations originating in Brussels from the European Union.
The only feasible way to deal with the grievances if France is staying in the EU is to subsidize the farmers with more handouts.
A Leftist in the National Assembly Francois Ruffin said the other day that France needs to pull out of international agreements involving agriculture.
So the farmers are protesting for more welfare?
Relief from the EU regs or give us handouts they are stifled from making a living in farming.
The Green Agenda wants to cut food production.
No they get breaks like no sales tax on diesel fuel. But if food production was not subsidized you’d be shocked at the true cost of food.
agricultural unions... wonder what the dues are?
Alert the French Legume!
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