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Tractors in front of the bathhouse: Around 100 farmers protested on Thursday evening before an evening of discussions organized by the Greens in Waldram.
The associated machine show was impressive – the police counted 32 tractors.
© Hans Lippert
Katharina Schulze held a secret conversation with farmers in Wolfratshausen - a “good conversation,” say both sides.
Nevertheless, there was protest.
Wolfratshausen - Katharina Schulze had just spoken enthusiastically about Bavaria as a business location and had bitten off a piece of her Camembert baguette ("Sorry, I haven't eaten anything yet") when the horn honked loudly in front of the house.
Then a cowbell rang at Kolpingplatz.
And while the front woman of the Bavarian Greens was talking to a small group on Thursday evening about “good conversations” with local farmers, a protest was forming.
A good 100 demonstrators stood in front of the door.
The police counted 32 tractors.
Crisis meeting: Green state politician Katharina Schulze (in red) met in the bathhouse with some BBV representatives and Green colleagues.
Chairman Peter Fichtner (3rd from left) and Maximilian Kranz (on the right) were there from the district.
© Hans Lippert
Farmers' demonstration in front of the Greens meeting: Schulze's visit to Wolfratshausen was accompanied by protests
Maximilian Kranz led the protest.
He had previously taken part in the conversation in the bathhouse.
Schulze, together with local Green Party leaders, faced the district chairmen of the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV) from Miesbach, Starnberg and the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.
“She listened to us,” said the Dietramszeller.
“It was the first party that met with us.” Schulze expressed understanding “and she explained what the problem was in politics.”
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Schulze was not invited to a lecture on agricultural policy in the bathhouse, but to a Green event on the topic of “Strengthening Democracy”. (Report follows) During the two-hour discussion, agricultural policy came up again and again.
Also because there were some farmers in the audience.
Peter Lichtenegger from Thanning, for example.
“Farmers were not heard in the decisions,” he said.
Part of democracy is allowing everyone to have their say.
The state politician made it clear: “I found the decisions that were made shortly before Christmas wrong.” It was about massive cuts in agricultural subsidies.
In the meantime, large parts have been withdrawn – “one and a half of two decisions”.
She therefore defended herself against the accusation that politicians had not listened to farmers.
The current debate was just the proverbial straw that overflowed the camel's back, said Schulze.
“But on the barrel it says ‘CDU/CSU – 30 years of failed agricultural policy’.”
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Lichtenegger criticized a discrepancy between the big city and the country.
“I’m watching this with great concern,” confirmed the Green Party, who grew up in Herrsching.
Anton Huber from Oberherrnhausen explained that farmers are not interested in getting as many subsidies as possible.
“We want appropriate money for our products.” The fact that a liter of organic milk leaves the farm for 55 cents and costs 1.80 euros in the supermarket causes annoyance.
“I don’t know where the 1.25 euros are going.” Huber called for political solutions against the market power of individual, small corporations.
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While the visitors were still standing together in the bathhouse with drinks and sandwiches, there were only a few demonstrators left in front of the memorial site.
The head of the Wolfratshausen police, Andreas Czerweny, spoke of a calm protest.
“We explained the rules of the game,” he said.
The participants adhered to them - for example, refrained from making a lot of noise and kept the escape routes clear.
The demo was not registered, but the police were keeping an eye on the event anyway: "On the one hand, because the parliamentary group spokeswoman for a state parliamentary group was a guest - on the other hand, because the bathhouse is a sensitive place."
Farmer finds Green Party frontwoman “difficult to be okay”
Maximilian Kranz also emphasized that the protest was calm.
“One person appeared a bit bolder – but he wasn’t one of us.” It was important to show presence – and dissatisfaction.
The conversation with the Green Party politician was “good” for him and Schulze seemed “alright” to him.
But that doesn't change the farmers' demands.
Kranz listed: fertilizer regulations, CO2 taxes, milk agreements, bureaucratic monsters - the list is long.
“It's not just about agriculture for us.” The bureaucracy affects everyone - and the fact that “too little of the record tax revenue reaches the local area” is not a specific issue for farmers either.
Schulze called for concepts in the bathhouse to support farmers.
Among other things, she wants to oblige state canteens - in schools or authorities - to buy products from regional suppliers.
This would provide a certain level of planning for the farmers.
And it also contributes to a healthy diet for students.
(Report on the Greens meeting follows)