Could this be the beginning of the social rebellion so dreaded by the government?
In Lorient and Brest, fishermen, farmers and truckers gathered on Tuesday to block the oil depots of the two Breton cities.
Next to burning wooden pallets, the demonstrators unfurled huge posters denouncing the price hikes.
“Too expensive diesel, boat ashore”
or
“Too expensive diesel, we have it in the back”,
could we read in particular in Brest… Monday afternoon, still in Brittany, around forty carriers had already gathered in Rennes, at the call of the National Federation of Road Carriers, to also denounce the rise in fuel prices.
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Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the fixing of a reciprocal game of sanctions between Russia and Europe, the prices of diesel and petrol at the pump have indeed soared, reflecting the tensions current in the oil market.
Monday, according to the specialized site carbu.com, motorists…
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