The essential
Farmers are mobilizing again this Wednesday throughout France to demand, in particular, administrative simplifications and better remuneration.
A farmer and her daughter died on Tuesday after being hit by a car at a blockage point in Ariège.
The husband and father was hospitalized in serious condition.
The first French agricultural union, the FNSEA, has promised “a certain number of actions” throughout the week “and as long as it is necessary”.
Emmanuel Macron asked the government to provide “concrete solutions to the difficulties” of the profession.
06:14
Blockages expected this Wednesday
Grand Est, Brittany, New Aquitaine… Mobilizations of angry farmers are already planned almost everywhere in France this Wednesday.
On the program, blockages or slowdowns on highways, as well as demonstrations even in the centers of cities, such as in Rennes or Toulouse.
06:00
Death of a farmer and his daughter in full mobilization
The 12-year-old girl who was seriously injured Tuesday morning by a car which hit a farmers' roadblock in Ariège succumbed to her injuries in the evening, the Foix prosecutor's office announced in a press release on Tuesday.
His mother, a 35-year-old farmer, also died in the accident, and his father was seriously injured.
“The young girl died as a result of her injuries shortly after 7 p.m.,” the Foix prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
05:59
Good morning
And welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the mobilizations of farmers, everywhere in France this Wednesday.