Thierry Chiarello Archives | The Western Producer

Up to a thousand tractors rolled into the city from the north and south last week, at times blocking motorways and the inner ring-road, honking horns and flying the flags of the two main farm unions staging the protest. | Reuters photo

French farmers clog highways to protest “agri-bashing”

PARIS, (Reuters) – French farmers angered by government policies that they say threaten their livelihoods drove convoys of tractors into Paris on last week, obstructing commuter traffic and adding to the social unrest facing President Emmanuel Macron. Up to a thousand tractors rolled into the city from the north and south last week, at times […] Read more

December 2, 2019