Paris in a state of siege due to the rural mobilizations – The country is “paralyzed”.

Today, Monday 29/1, they continue their mobilizations farmers her of France with Paris in a state of siege. The agricultural unions have stated that from 14:00 onwards they have planned, gathering tractors, to block eight points of entry and exit from the French capital, while similar protests by farmers have been announced in other major French cities.

At the same time, in mobilizations taxi drivers are also marching in some French cities – such as Marseille and Bordeaux – protesting fuel prices.

The government of France, as reported by the Athens News Agency, announced that almost 15,000 police officers will be deployed around Paris on Monday with the aim of “maintaining order and security” and in particular ensuring that tractors do not enter Paris and they prevent the smooth functioning of Ranzis food market, which is the largest in Europe.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Atal pointed out yesterday, Sunday (28/1) that additional measures are being planned to protect the country's agricultural sector.

“I want things to be clarified and to see what measures we can take, additional measures, for these stories of unfair competition…it is not normal that you cannot use certain products, while neighboring countries, Italy and others, can” , said Gabriel Attal during his visit to a farm south of Paris where he heard protests about a series of issues causing the crisis in the agricultural sector: falling incomes, low pensions, bureaucracy, an overabundance of laws and regulations, competition from abroad, etc. a.

Source: News Beast

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