Key points
2.31pm Agricultural organizations convened at Palazzo Chigi
1.25pm From 8pm tractor procession on the ring road
1.19pm Rai, we are still waiting for the farmers' statement
12.30 The tractors parade in front of the Colosseum, towards the Circus Maximus
12.28 The League: 'We need to intervene on Irpef'
12.07 'Without farmers, no food', tractors in the center of Rome
11.42 4 tractors left from Nomentana, towards the center of Rome
11.15 Farmers in Sanremo: "We are still negotiating"
10:20 Fdi sources, postponement of the insurance requirement for tractors for 6 months
10.09 "We're leaving for Sanremo, Amadeus text shared"
08.11 Agricultural redemption, procession confirmed on the Rome ring road
2.31pm
Agricultural organizations convened at Palazzo Chigi
The organizations of the agricultural world are summoned to Palazzo Chigi for a short meeting with the government.
The call concerns Cia-Agricoltori Italiani, Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, Fedagripesca and Copagri.
At Palazzo Chigi, at the moment, the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida and the Minister for European Affairs Raffaele Fitto are present.
1.25pm
From 8pm tractor parade on the ring road
"We confirm that this evening at 8pm we will leave from the garrison in Nomentana and we will do the procession along the entire Grande Raccordo Anulare and then return to the garrison waiting for good news from Minister Lollobrigida for the meeting".
Roberto Rosati says so, one of the spokesmen of the farmers who join Riscatto Agricolo, at the Circo Massimo.
1.19pm
Rai, we are still waiting for the farmers' statement
"We are waiting for the farmers' statement, there are many emails that have arrived, we don't know who we can give a response to: we are waiting for one to arrive that Amadeus will read on stage. Rai is available to bring the problems, difficulties, requests, we are ready to do it. When we have it, he is ready to read it."
Fabrizio Casinelli, head of the Rai press office, explains it at a press conference in Sanremo, responding to Enrico Lucci of Striscia la nuova who asked if they had decided not to let the farmers go on stage "for fear of Meloni or Lollobrigida ".
half past twelve
The tractors parade in front of the Colosseum, towards the Circus Maximus
Sounding their horns and escorted by the police, the four Riscatto agricultural tractors passed in front of the Colosseum.
The procession which proceeds at a brisk pace and without stops is now heading towards Circus Maximus.
12.28pm
The League: 'We need to intervene on Irpef'
"Matteo Salvini took stock of the League's agricultural experts. The League's position remains the same: maximum commitment to support the sector and intervene even more effectively on Irpef. Last night, the deputy prime minister and minister met with a delegation of the 'tractor people' in Abruzzo".
Thus the League in a note.
12.07pm
'Without farmers no food', tractors in the center of Rome
With the tricolor flags and posters reading "Without farmers, no food and no future", the four Riscatto agricultural tractors arrived in the center of Rome.
After crossing Piazza della Repubblica they continued along Via Cavour.
The procession is escorted by the police towards the Colosseum.
Applause, thumbs up and even a few kisses thrown by some citizens as the four Riscatto agricultural tractors passed through the center of Rome.
The procession, after a brief stop in front of Circo Massimo, set off to return to the garrison of via Nomentana, at the Raccordo.
11.42am
4 tractors left from Nomentana, towards the center of Rome
The four tractors of the Riscatto Agricolo movement set off from the garrison in Via Nomentana, escorted by the police, and will parade through the streets of the capital this morning to represent the farmers' protest.
After abandoning the demonstration in Piazza San Giovanni, the farmers decided for a parade with tractors through the center of Rome escorted by the police.
11.15am
Farmers in Sanremo: "We are still negotiating"
In Sanremo to go on stage.
Not to sing, but to tell why the tractor protest was born.
For the moment, however, the Ariston is off limits for farmers arriving from different regions of Italy even if mediation continues to be able to get in front of the cameras of the Festival.
Among the protesters who arrived in the city was also Fabio Pitzalis, a Sardinian from Guasila (province of Southern Sardinia): "We are negotiating - he explains to ANSA - we are trying to get some answers. Amadeus lets it be known that it will read a statement, but we don't understand which statement if we haven't given him anything yet. Let's see, we continue to work to make our reasons known to everyone."
Negotiations have been underway since yesterday, but today they intensified.
In the next few hours it will be better understood what the final decision will be: now the farmers, with their tractors, are at the port of Sanremo and waiting for the situation to be resolved.
Video The farmers' reasons told on board a tractor
10.20am
Fdi sources, postponement of the insurance requirement for tractors for 6 months
An amendment to the Milleproroghe decree was filed by Fratelli d'Italia, with the rapporteur Angelo Rossi, in agreement with the minister Lollobrigida, which postpones the entry into force of the insurance obligation for agricultural vehicles by six months.
Fratelli d'Italia sources let it be known that this confirms the will of the party, of the Ministry of Agriculture and of the Meloni government, to continue to support the agricultural world through common sense measures and that it will do everything possible, in Italy and in Europe , to defend all operators in the agri-food sector.
10:09
"We're leaving for Sanremo, shared Amadeus lyrics"
About fifty farmers and breeders of the Alessandria-Asti Autonomous Farmers Collective left by bus and with their own means to reach Sanremo (Imperia) for the authorized demonstration between 1pm and 5pm. "The statement that will be read this evening on the stage of the Theater Ariston during the Festival - we read in a note - was shared and signed with the Agricultural Redemption Committee of Melegnano (Milan). Around twenty tractors from Mondovì (Cuneo) were also present at Sanremo".
The Agricoltori Autonomi collective will continue its protest actions next week in Asti.
"In these days the various Piedmontese movements and groups are meeting to agree on collective actions together."
08:11
Agricultural redemption, procession confirmed on the Rome ring road
"We confirm that this evening there will be a tractor parade on the ring road."
This was said by Roberto Rosati, one of the spokespersons of the Abruzzo farmers who joined Riscatto Agricolo, the tractor protest on Via Nomentana in Rome.
"Only the time is to be established. It should be around 9pm", he added.
"This evening we will take a tour of the entire Ring Road. We are defining the timetables."
This was said by Salvatore Fais, leader of Riscattoagricoltura, guest of Agorà.
"It would have created too much confusion during the day" added Fais, confirming that this morning "four tractors will symbolically pass through Rome".
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