While German farmers blocked many roads this Monday in their country, in France, some on social networks say that a similar movement is being prepared in France. France “will close the highways from 8:00 a.m. on January 9 in solidarity with German farmers,” indicates a tweet, shared 1,100 times. Other countries would join this movement such as Poland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland.
According to another viral post, French farmers are going to border crossings and border towns. When contacted, the main French agricultural union, the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA), told us that it was not calling for demonstrations or blocking highways in support of German farmers. Vinci Autoroutes tells us that it has not heard of any motorway closures.
Across the Rhine, the actions are taking place at the call of the German Farmers’ Union (DBV). This Monday, they became widespread in and around major German cities where traffic was severely disrupted, on the first day of a social movement which is due to continue until next Monday.
In the country, farmers’ anger flared in December, following the government’s decision to reduce subsidies to the sector due to a call to order from constitutional judges regarding the strict budgetary rules of the sector. ‘Germany. The government, which brings together the social democrats of Scholz, the Greens and the liberals, softened its plans for the agricultural sector last week by announcing that the tax advantage granted on the quantities of diesel consumed would be phased out until 2026 and no suddenly. But the compromise is considered insufficient by the profession, whose action is supported by the conservative opposition.