A2 motorway blocked by protests by French and Belgian farmers

Published Dec 5, 2024

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Farmers in France and Belgium have conducted control operations on roads in protest against the import of meat that does not meet French standards. The protests, led by the Rural Coordination, involve blocking roads and motorways with tractors, with plans for blockades in Sedan and on the A2 motorway. The farmers are demanding better pay and government support in controlling imported products. This comes after French MPs approved a non-binding vote against the EU-Mercosur agreement, due to concerns over unfair competition from South American products.

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At the call of the Rural Coordination, farmers carried out control operations on the roads in the North, the Ardennes, and Pas-de-Calais, indicated to AFP Patrick Legras, farmer in the Somme and national spokesperson for the Rural Coordination. The farmers assured to hold "several blockades" Thursday morning, notably at the level of Sedan (Ardennes), according to the Rural Coordination. This operation mobilizing 25 farmers with 12 tractors ended at 8 am after "a filtering operation with Belgian farmers", indicated the prefecture of the Ardennes. "We filter the trucks and we concentrate on imported products, all that is meat that does not correspond to French standards", indicated Mr. Legras. The A2 motorway was still closed on Thursday at midday in the Paris-Brussels direction at the Vicq interchange, the Nord prefecture said, specifying that farmers should stay until late evening. Nearly a hundred French and Belgian farmers blocked the Hensies/Crépin motorway border post (Nord) ...

Source: TerreNet