Although the traffic light government wants to partially withdraw its austerity plans, the farmers in RLP are sticking to their protest actions for next Monday.
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Traffic disruptions due to protesting farmers are expected throughout Rhineland-Palatinate on Monday. Here is an overview of which actions are planned in RLP:
Thousands of farmers in Rhineland-Palatinate want to take part in protests against the federal government’s austerity plans – although the traffic light coalition wants to accommodate them.
There will be protest drives with tractors and rallies in all districts in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate on Monday, for example in Montabaur, Plaidt, Cochem and Bad Ems. Farmers from the Westerwald also come here. In Neuwied The farmers have agreed to hold a rally at 2 p.m. in front of the district administration. According to the city, around 150 tractors were registered for this.
In Koblenz A large final rally is planned for Monday evening from 6 p.m., to which several hundred tractors are expected. According to the city administration, the urban area should therefore be avoided if possible.
On Monday, farmers from the region will once again mobilize against the federal government’s austerity plans – with protest trips with tractors and a demonstration in Koblenz.
According to its own information, the Association for Agriculture Connects (LSV) wants to block motorway entrances in the north of the country together with the freight forwarders and then in the zipper system from Montabaur via the A3 to Neustadt/Wied, to the Dernbacher triangle and from there via the A48 to Koblenz and beyond Take the A61 to Mainz. The organizers expect around 3,000 vehicles.
According to the city of Koblenz, the closure of the motorway entrances begins early Monday morning. She calls on people to avoid driving on the motorway and to allow significantly more time for journeys.
In the area West Palatinate Farmers announced that they would block highways on Monday. Where exactly is not yet clear. On the following Wednesday (January 10th), a nationwide campaign will also take place on Ernst-Ludwig-Platz in Mainz, in which farmers from the West Palatinate will also take part. More than a hundred bonfires are also planned in the association’s area on Saturday evening (13th).
Numerous farmers from the Southern Palatinate The farmers’ and winegrowers’ association announced on Thursday that they were planning to block the motorway entrances along the A65 with their tractors on Monday morning. Other important commuter routes in the Südliche Weinstraße and Germersheim districts will also likely be affected.
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In the Vorderpfalz A tractor rally starts on Monday at 8 a.m. from various meeting points. Accompanied by the police, the smugglers want to get to one in the right lane on motorways and federal highways by around 10:15 a.m Rally in Ludwigshafen drive. The A65, the A650 and the B9 and B44 are not blocked. The farmers’ and winegrowers’ association assumes that around 500 tractors and 1,000 farmers will gather at the Ludwigshafen Eberthalle for the rally.
For Rhine Hesse The Farmers and Winegrowers Association of Rhineland-Palatinate South is planning smaller, decentralized campaigns for Monday. These can be bonfires or rallyes with tractors. Traffic disruptions are to be expected on the affected roads.
Also in the Eifel Several actions are planned: The Daun district farmers’ association is going on a rally Daun with a rally called at 11 a.m. In Wittlich There will be a demonstration parade with tractors, trucks and cars through the city center on Monday from 8 a.m. A rally is planned at Ottensteinplatz at 11 a.m.
The city is expecting massive traffic disruptions from 6 a.m. onwards. Another protest is scheduled for Monday Bitburg take place. Further details are yet to be announced.
In trier There will be a large demonstration on Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Trier-Saarburg District Farmers and Winegrowers Association is expecting more than 500 farmers with their tractors. According to the organizers, they will roll towards the city in a star shape and at walking speed in the morning. A rally is planned at Viehmarkplatz from 1 p.m. The city assumes that there will be significant traffic disruptions before and after the demonstration due to travel to and from the event.
Another demonstration is planned from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Porta Nigra: Afterwards, the participants will march on foot to the cattle market. The organizers expect around 150 demonstrators.
Protests by farmers despite accommodating the traffic lights
Especially in December, farmers in many places protested planned cancellation of tax relief by the traffic light coalition protests. And these protests have apparently had an effect: the traffic light coalition has now announced that it will partially withdraw the planned cuts for farmers.
Accordingly, the vehicle tax exemption for agriculture should continue to exist. The tax breaks for agricultural diesel should not be abolished in one step, but gradually. However, that is not enough for farmers. Association President Rukwied called it inadequate and said it was at most a first step. The protest week starting on Monday should still take place.