In continuation of the actions carried out Monday evening on the A4 tolls by young farmers, the day of Thursday January 25 does not promise to be easy on the roads of Moselle.
Farmers’ anger spreads to Moselle, actions Monday evening on the A4 tolls
Contacted on Wednesday, the Young Farmers of Moselle confirmed the blocking of the A31 near the Kinepolis of Thionville in both directions from this Thursday, January 25, 9 a.m., for a period of 35 hours.
The A31 but also the A4 and the A320
The Moselle prefecture, for its part, indicates that other blockages are also by farmers. In addition to Thionville, the A31 will also be blocked south of Metz, near Fey. In addition, a barrier will also be set up at the crossroads between the A4 and the A320 in Freyming-Merlebach, in the east of the Moselle. The prefecture suggests that people who can “avoid traveling on these motorways and telework”.
Certain portions of the A31, A4 and A320 motorways will be completely neutralized upstream of the farmers’ dams. Thus, in Thionville, the A31 will be closed between exits 41 and 44, in both directions of traffic. Diversions will be put in place by state services. Which promises a lot of chaos on the secondary roads…
The government says it has “heard the call” of farmers
An announcement which comes as the French government says it has “heard the call” of farmers and will make announcements “in the days to come”, government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot said on Wednesday, assuring that it will not There was “no question of coming to prevent” the road blockages. The executive is “determined to protect the French agricultural model, so that farmers can make a decent living from their work,” she said at the end of the Council of Ministers.
Starting from the southwest last week, the farmers’ revolt is gaining momentum with numerous road blockages in the country. “Demonstrations organized within a legal framework”, underlined Ms. Thevenot, adding that “there is no question of preventing this expression of demand”.
“The agricultural nation is appealing to us (…), we have heard it,” she assured, promising that “the announcements will arrive in the coming days” because “there is an urgency to respond” to the demands of the sector.
According to Matignon, Gabriel Attal will hold a working meeting with the Ministers of Agriculture Marc Fesneau, the Environment Christophe Béchu and the Economy Bruno Le Maire on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. on the answers that can be provided.
A farmer and her daughter killed in Ariège at a roadblock, not intentional at this stage of the investigation
Ms. Thevenot mentioned avenues under study on the taxation of non-road diesel and “cash advances” to operating managers. The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, “is committed to getting on the ground very quickly,” she added.
“The watchword is that there must be no taboo, we must be able to move forward on all subjects,” insisted Prisca Thevenot, pointing to “environmental standards” which, “from time to time, rather than liberate and protect, they came to suffocate French agriculture.