The movement is not over. “Yes, the Peasant Confederation continues the blockades and mobilization because nothing has been settled on income”declared the Peasant Confederation on. FNSEA, Young Farmers have called for the roadblocks to be lifted after Gabriel Attal’s latest announcements, the organization warns that “others” blockages are “coming next week”. Follow our live stream.
Arnaud Rousseau threatens to “return the table” if the government does not keep its promises. The president of the FNSEA sets as a deadline the promulgation of the bill by June, in which he wishes “see things about facilities, competitiveness, (…) sovereignty eating” Friday February 2, on BFMTV. This declaration comes the day after his appeal and that of the Young Farmers has “to suspend” the blockages .
Blockages lifted throughout the day. Around Lyon, “all the points we mastered” will be lifted at “14 hours”affirmed Michel Joux, the leader of the FRSEA, to AFP. On the A6, the demonstrators left the Villefranche tollbooth. On Thursday evening, the prefectures reported lifting of blockades almost everywhere in the country, or at least reductions, even if occasional blockages persisted, according to Matignon.
New measures announced Thursday. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal estimated that the measures announced yesterday responded “ to a large part of the expectations” farmers. HASIn total, the government has promised a global envelope of 400 million euros. The executive notably affirmed “pause” a plan to reduce pesticides in agriculture, to the great dismay of environmental organizations.
A visit from the Minister of Agriculture planned. After the government press conference yesterday, Marc Fesneau paid a visit to Montpellier, in Hérault, to wine growers at the start of the afternoon. The minister will then travel to the neighboring department of Gard “at the end of the day”. He thus hears “to present concrete measures” decided by the executive.