The essential
Some 91 demonstrators were arrested after an attempted intrusion into the Rungis market.
Fifteen other people were taken into custody earlier in the day.
“The red line has been crossed,” said Laurent Nunez about this action.
The Paris police chief also indicated that 7 blockades were still active in Île-de-France.
On the A6, farmers have progressed to Chilly-Mazarin, a few kilometers from Rungis and Orly airport.
They approached a few meters from the police armored vehicles.
Today, Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Council headquarters at 9 a.m.
The measures announced by Gabriel Attal on Tuesday during his general policy speech, and last Friday in Haute-Garonne, did not convince farmers.
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06:15
Hundreds of tractors expected in Brussels
Moreover, “between 100 and 300 tractors will converge on Brussels”, according to a spokesperson for the Walloon Federation of Agriculture (FWA).
This is where the European Parliament is located, where the summit will take place this Thursday.
Delegations of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese farmers are expected in the morning and some farmers are even already there.
06:07
Agricultural anger at the heart of a tense European summit in Brussels
Fallow land, Mercosur, Ukrainian products... Emmanuel Macron wants to convince his neighbors to make gestures towards farmers, on the occasion of the extraordinary European Council which is being held this Thursday.
06:00
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