The announced blockade of Paris has started, despite the announcements of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal this Friday. They obtained the abandonment of an increase in taxes on tractor fuel, first simplification measures, the promise of a tightening of the screws on agri-food manufacturers.
But the farmers want more: some on pesticides, all on denunciation of free trade agreements or the guarantee of a decent income. The government must “change its software”, in particular by saying it will give up producing less, as implied by the “Green Pact” decided in Brussels, Arnaud Rousseau argued.