The continuation of the wave of farmers’ strikes and protests in Germany/ approval of the controversial environmental project in the European Parliament

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, in Germany Just like in other European countries, farmers’ protests against EU policies continue, and in addition, the wave of strikes in various sectors continues to expand.

Strikes in public transport have started in many parts of Germany since yesterday. Verdi’s union has called for a two-day warning strike in local transport in Rhineland-Palatinate from Thursday. The union announced on Wednesday that city transport companies in Mainz, Pirmasens and Trier were affected, as well as regional bus transport in the Rhine-Nah region. So the strike should start from 3 am on Thursday and continue till the end of the last shift on Friday.

Almost all parts of the state are likely to be affected by the strike action. , because in addition to public transport companies, private bus companies in Rhineland-Palatinate will also stop working at the same time due to another collective bargaining dispute. Verdi Union announced that the movement of passengers and all students will not be possible in almost all parts of this region from Thursday to Friday.

This week, Verdi Union demands The strike has been regionalized in all federal states except Bavaria – on different days. The main day of the strike is Friday. It is a round of regional collective bargaining negotiations on working conditions. Verdi wants shorter working hours without financial loss, longer breaks between shifts, more days off or more vacation pay. The climate movement Fridays for the Future (FFF) also supports this union with demonstrations on Friday in about 100 German cities. And during the collective bargaining dispute among Lufthansa’s ground staff, the airline’s technical staff also went on a three-day warning strike on Wednesday morning. Verdi’s union negotiator, Marvin Reshinsky, said the strike began as scheduled at 6 a.m. Passenger flights should not be affected this time.

According to Verdi union, employees and trainees of some ground and technical departments are participating in this nationwide protest campaign. Lufthansa said it expects the strike to have “no major impact on Lufthansa’s flight schedule” on Wednesday, but passengers should still always check their flight status at lufthansa.com or in the Lufthansa app. .

So far, Verdi’s union has led two warning strikes in the sector that lasted more than a day and canceled hundreds of flights each time. The representatives of employees working in these sectors during negotiations with employers recently found Lufthansa’s new offer insufficient after two days of collective bargaining. Lufthansa made the announcement after a recent spate of alarming strikes by ground staff. The next negotiations are scheduled to take place on March 13 and 14.

The Verdi union announced on Tuesday evening that the employees and apprentices of Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Aviation Training and Lufthansa Technical Training from Among them are the people who have participated in the three-day nationwide strike until Friday.

Public transportation workers in various German cities and states are also protesting wages and working conditions. and following the call of the Verdi union, they have started a several-day strike in this country. Schleswig-Holstein has started.

The Verdi union has planned this strike action across Germany from Monday to Saturday, regionally on different days. The main day of the strike is Friday, March 1. Bavaria is the only federal state that has not been affected.

Not long ago, the employees of the doctors’ offices in Germany also planned a massive strike following the call of the relevant union. They joined the large group of strikers in different parts of Germany.

Not long ago, the pilots of a subsidiary of Lufthansa in Germany also joined after not reaching an agreement with the employers about the conditions. Labor and wages sparked a 48-hour strike in Germany, which led to the cancellation of a large number of flights.

German farmers continue to protest against government policies

In the continuation of these protests yesterday, angry farmers with about 240 tractors entered the metropolis of Breisgau during the visit of Olaf Schultz, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, to the southwest of Baden-Württemberg. According to the police, the situation was calm. Nearby, Schultz was to attend the opening ceremony of a major new development in the university town. The Baden Agricultural Association (BLHV) announced that a delegation of farmers wanted to exchange views with the chancellor.

For security reasons, the area was cordoned off and planes were temporarily allowed They did not fly over it. Police did not provide any information on the number of troops who accompanied Schultz’s visit. However, a police spokesman said: “We were prepared for this operation.” The focus is primarily on reducing the planned subsidies for agricultural diesel. Recently, these protests became so intense and violent that the Greens canceled their Ash Wednesday political ceremony in a short notice.

Approval The environmental plan is controversial in the European Parliament, despite the continuation of farmers’ protests

In Warsaw, the capital of Poland, several thousand farmers are against the agricultural policy of the European Union and the import of products. Cheap agriculture from Ukraine protested. They drew attention with sirens, horns and firecrackers in the protest march that led from Farhang Palace to the Parliament building. Tractors and other agricultural vehicles were banned from the demonstration.

Farmers also want the Polish government to withdraw from the EU Green Deal. This is aimed at combating global warming, for example by reducing the use of pesticides. Accordingly, posters read: “We farmers and free Poles say stop the green madness.” And he had traveled to meet his Czech counterpart, Petr Fiala, who said they would work with Brussels to find solutions to farmers’ demands. He emphasized that Poland and the Czech Republic are determined to help Ukraine and at the same time farmers who suffer from the “negative impact” of Ukrainian products.

Farmers’ protests in It will be held in many other European countries, including Greece, Italy, France, Hungary and Belgium.

Despite all these protests, the European Union Parliament yesterday The controversial nature protection law was voted.

Accordingly, in the future, more trees will be planted in the European Union and wetlands and rivers will be restored to their natural state. will be According to the announcement of the Parliament, the majority of the members of the European Union Parliament voted on the relevant nature protection law on Tuesday. Accordingly, the state of nature in the EU must be improved, as more than 80% of European habitats are in a bad state. EU countries have yet to agree to the project, but it is highly likely. The majority was obtained mainly from the votes of the social democrats, the greens, some liberals and the left. had created strict conditions for farmers. Especially the Christian Democrats were against this project and tried to stop it completely. But after the changes, climate politician Peter Lees from the Christian Democratic Party claimed that practically all the concerns of farmers, forest owners, municipalities in rural areas and representatives of renewable energy have been resolved.

The German Farmers’ Association considers this law a heavy burden for the relationship between nature conservation and agriculture. The association criticizes the fact that there are broad requirements and general objectives for member states under this law. However, the European Parliament on Tuesday approved the Nature Restoration Act. The green light showed that the European Union will become the first international institution that criminalizes the most serious cases of environmental damage at the level of ecocide.

This law despite the opposition of the right Under the strong support of socialists and members of the Green Party, it was approved with 329 votes in favor against 275 votes against and 24 abstentions. This law will be sent to the Council of the European Union for final approval and notification to the member states.

The right-wing representatives of the European Parliament were trying to draw the attention of the supporters of this law to the farmers’ protests. In the member states of the European Union, emphasize the issue that the approval of this law will make it more difficult for farmers to work and increase the price of agricultural products, an effort that was unsuccessful.

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