German truckers also came to the streets in protest against the government’s policies

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by the German “Hamburger Abend Blatt” newspaper, After the farmers, the porters have also announced a protest in Berlin. Hundreds of trucks entered the capital on Thursday to participate in these protests.

In this way, hundreds of truckers and farmers protested in Berlin again yesterday. Police spoke of around 350 participants, as well as hundreds of trucks, more than 100 cars and 40 tractors at the Brandenburg Gate. They called for the cancellation of truck tolls and the CO2 tax in banners, among other things.

Of course, according to the police, there was no major disruption in traffic due to this protest rally in Berlin. The Berlin Traffic Information Center provided information about transport disruptions on X, formerly Twitter. There was a road to Berlin. “When it comes to costs, the industry has reached its limits,” Daniel Constant, spokesperson for the association told RBB Inforadio. For us, this is simply a guarantee that we will not have a chance to survive in the market in the future. According to him, many letters, including to the German federal government, remained unanswered. will give a speech. In his speech, he expressed his solidarity with this logistics industry. He emphasized: “The current federal government constantly puts pressure on this group with new measures. It can also be expensive for consumers at the supermarket checkout.

Constantin Popov, head of the BLV-pro association, said: Our members are angry, they are called by politics. Additional costs threaten the existence of smaller companies. The Bundestag had already decided to increase truck tariffs in October last year. Under the government’s plans, transport companies have to pay 200 euros per ton of CO2 – according to industry associations, toll costs have increased by more than 80%.

In recent days, German farmers have also protested. They launched a massive protest against the policies of the German federal government.

The reason for these protests is the planned end of diesel concessions for agriculture. Farmers Association accuses federal government of endangering farmers’ existence.

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