Chaos in Germany in the shadow of German farmers’ strike against government policies
| Today (Monday), the farmers' strike and massive protests against the government's austerity policies and their coming to the streets with tractors created chaos and disturbances in this country. |
Protesting farmers paralyzed Germany with this nationwide strike. In the dispute over agricultural subsidies, a large number of farmers’ associations started protest actions from Monday morning. There were roadblocks in many cities and regions.
Detlev Kork, head of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Farmers’ Association, said the basis of the protests was to follow the constitution. He assured that ambulances and other important transports will not be hindered. “We want to carry out our protest peacefully and using democratic means,” said Joachim Ruckweed, head of the German Farmers’ Association. He emphasized: “Our demonstration is registered and we are using our fundamental right to communicate to society and politicians because Germany needs competitive agriculture.” He appealed to the people and announced: They do not want to lose the support and solidarity of a large part of the society. But on the first day of the protest week, protesting farmers broke their promises in many places. This caused anger, anger and lack of understanding in many people and many felt pressured. According to media reports, the consequences of the farmers’ strike not only affected workers in rush hour traffic but also Students are also stuck on school buses, sick people are unable to see doctors, and hospital staff are unable to come to work. Some affected people expressed their anger online.
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In Bremen, a patrol car was briefly blocked by a farmer. A spokesman for the Bremen police said that the patrol car was on its way to the operation.
Regional fire officer Andreas Heiss reported to “TZ” that during a fire in a woodworking shop in Bayern, due to farmers’ protests and Because the protesting farmers blocked the roads, emergency services had difficulty reaching the accident site.
Despite the strict bans, tractors are still on the highways in some areas.
Robert Haubeck, the Vice Prime Minister of Germany, was recently attacked by protesting farmers while he was returning from his holiday trip on Thursday night, and survived and escaped with the intervention of the police.
The issue of controversy is about the government’s planned reduction in subsidies, which has occupied farmers in Germany for weeks and caused their dissatisfaction.
Habakk is traveling privately. Kurd and had no government appointment and as a citizen was returning home from vacation and was attacked, it has angered government politicians. The police had to use pepper spray to disperse the angry crowd at night. Farmers strongly object to the government’s plans to remove tax exemptions for the agricultural sector.
Farmers in Germany are in a difficult situation. They want to continue their demonstrations in the coming days and paralyze the streets and highways.
The German Police Union also warned that the farmers’ attack on Robert Haubeck could be the “start” of a wave of protests.
Germany plans to abolish agricultural diesel subsidies and vehicle tax exemptions for agricultural and forestry machinery. The government wants to close the gaps in the federal budget with these measures. Farmers fear additional financial burden as a result of these measures. The German Farmers’ Association (DBV) had called for demonstrations in Germany on Monday and threatened to take more measures if the traffic light coalition’s plans are implemented.
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