French Government Looks to , Quell Farmer Protests , With New Measures.
Al Jazeera reports that French Prime Minister
Gabriel Attal will implement controls on foreign food
products in an attempt to quell ongoing farmer protests.
Al Jazeera reports that French Prime Minister
Gabriel Attal will implement controls on foreign food
products in an attempt to quell ongoing farmer protests.
On January 30, Attal told lawmakers in his general policy speech that, “the goal is clear: guaranteeing fair competition,
especially so that regulations that are being applied
to farmers are also respected by foreign products.”.
According to Attal, the new law is meant to
ensure a fair share of revenue for farmers
by fining food retailers who fail to comply.
We need to listen to the farmers,
who are working and are worried
about their future and their livelihood, Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister, via Al Jazeera.
The French prime minister said that a coalition
of 22 European Union countries had been gathered
to agree on a waiver regarding fallow land.
We are close to achieving
a new extension of the exemption, Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister, via Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera reports that the farmer protests have
taken place for days across France in the hopes of
putting pressure on the government to take action.
Earlier on January 30, farmers set hay bales on fire
and used tractors to block access to Toulouse
airport and highways leading to Paris, the capital.
In response, the government has promised to
ease environmental regulations and abandoned
plans to reduce subsidies on agricultural diesel.
Similar protests have now spread to Belgian,
where farmers blocked roads to protest rising costs,
cheap food imports and EU environmental regulations.
Meanwhile, farmers in Spain have announced planned
protests in February against strict European regulations and
an overall lack of support for agriculture by the government