French farmers demonstrated in Paris; Arrest of 13 people

According to the France 24 news agency, European farmers have been struggling for weeks against what are too restrictive environmental laws, competition from cheap imports from countries outside the European Union and income They have announced little, they are protesting all over the green continent.

These farmers were holding banners around the Champs-Elysées historical monument. Axel Masson, a French farmer, said that around a hundred of his colleagues have gathered on this route since this morning (local time) “peacefully and in accordance with the law”.

The Union of Farmers of this country wrote in a statement on the X social network (former Twitter): “Agricultural Coordination” Association takes over the “Triumphal Arch” symbolically and peacefully, and this is a demand to save “French agriculture”. /p>

In this statement, it is stated that the association calls for quick action by the government to save 45% of French farms that are facing financial problems.

Mason has also emphasized in his interview: Farmers wore wreaths in memory of their colleagues who were forced to commit suicide due to financial problems. The government has never listened to our voice.

Farmers in France have continued to block streets, burn tires and blockade supermarkets after the government promised reforms, saying they need more measures.

These farmers have also expressed their anger towards the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, who compared them to the far-right National Assembly party.

Source: IRNA