French Farmers Also Revolt Against Taxes, Price Pressure and Green Regulations – New Macron Government Quickly Caves to Demands
In a move reminiscent of the widespread protests in Germany, French Farmers blocked roads in parts of their country, in a move convincing enough to put the fragile new Emmanuel Macron government to rapidly cave to their demands.
But after a meeting with new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the farmers announced that they will continue to protest pending effective government action.
Reuters reported:
“‘We told him (Attal) we wouldn’t settle for words’, Arnaud Rousseau, head of FNSEA, France’s largest farm union, told reporters after the meeting. ‘We told (him) that, to build confidence, he needed to go into the field. He committed to meeting farmers in the field in the coming days’.”
Farmers in France are protesting over pretty much the same grievances shared by farmers all across Europe: price pressures,
