French farmers are planning to launch a large-scale protest in Paris, despite an offer from Prime Minister François Bayrou to meet with them for mutual understanding.
The “Agricultural Coordination” union confirmed its intention to proceed with the protest, gathering participants starting Sunday, January 5. Farmers deemed the meeting date proposed by the new prime minister—January 13—as too far away.
The farmers complain that successive governments “feed them promises,” but real changes on problematic issues fail to materialize.
Protesters plan to travel to Paris with their tractors, while some events will also take place in regional areas. The main protest will begin on Monday and could last several days.
The union stated that starting Sunday, they expect dozens of tractors, trucks, and cars to converge in Paris. Participants may selectively stop trucks “for inspections.”
The farmers’ protest could affect the plans of hundreds of Parisians returning home after winter holiday trips.
On Friday, Polish farmers protested in Warsaw against the EU’s free trade agreement with South America, the “Green Deal,” and imports from Ukraine. Their demonstration coincided with celebrations marking the start of Poland’s presidency in the EU Council.
