08:53 – In Montélimar, farmers intercept and empty foreign trucks
A group of farmers are still blocking the A7 motorway in Drôme. Foreign trucks were intercepted, a wine grower explained to BFMTV. “We opened the trucks and everything that was foreign was emptied and a lot went to the Restos du Cœur,” she says, before explaining the process: “What makes us angry is that we must not not import the food we have at home.”
08:46 – For Ruffin, “violence is not a solution”
François Ruffin gave his support to the mobilization of farmers, who “are not paid as they should”. “I repeat: for me, violence is not a solution, it harms the movements. But I am in solidarity with the people who fight to be able to live from their work,” he declared on BFMTV/RMC.
08:42 – Valérie Pécresse calls to “stop importing low-cost products”
The president of the Île-de-France region was invited to comment on the anger of farmers on RTL this Thursday morning. She called on large retailers to respect the regulations provided for in the Egalim law on minimum margins: “We cannot continue to produce and not sell at the production price, it is impossible”, she insisted . Valérie Pécresse also denounced the competition from imported products: “We must stop importing low-cost products from countries that do not respect our standards, this is not acceptable, for anyone,” she said. declared.
08:30 – Prefectures announce several new highway blockages this Thursday
In anticipation of continued blocking actions by farmers, several prefectures announced the closure of sections of highway this Thursday. In PACA, the A54 is closed from 8:30 a.m. on the Saint-Martin-de-Crau/Grans section. In Gard, the section between Nîmes-Est and Gallargues of the A9 motorway is closed, as is the section between Nîmes-Ouest and Nîmes-Garons of the A54. In the Loire, the prefecture has issued an order prohibiting traffic from 4 a.m. on a section of the A72.
The Doubs prefecture is warning of a snail operation planned for this Thursday on the A36 motorway. A blockage is reported by the Haut-Rhin prefecture between Niederhergheim and Niederentzen. Disruptions have also been announced by the Hauts-de-France prefecture on the A1 motorway, in the Seclin sector.
08:21 – Welcome to this live broadcast from Thursday January 25
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the mobilizations of French farmers. This Thursday, new blockages are planned in several regions of France: intelligence announces “major actions in the next 48 hours”. Meanwhile, Gabriel Attal brought together several ministers this morning to work on solutions to the situation.
01/24/24 – 11:44 p.m. – The driver of the car, who killed the farmer, indicted and placed in pre-trial detention
END OF LIVE – The tragedy occurred Tuesday morning in Pamiers, in Ariège. After being hit by a vehicle on a roadblock set up by farmers, a farmer and her daughter lost their lives. Wednesday evening, BFMTV claims to have learned from the Foix public prosecutor’s office that the driver of the car in question was indicted for aggravated manslaughter, aggravated injury and driving a motor vehicle without insurance. He was also placed in pre-trial detention.
01/24/24 – 10:28 p.m. – FNSEA and Young Farmers unveil their list of 24 demands addressed to the government
Wednesday evening, the FNSEA and the Young Farmers made public their list of 24 requests in government. Concretely, it is divided into two points: the measures to be taken urgently and the legislative measures to be taken, undoubtedly, at a later stage. Among the emergency measures, many concern remuneration. The following are mentioned in particular:
- absolute compliance with EGAlim laws,
- full compensation for all on non-road diesel,
- the payment of all CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) aid immediately, regardless of the reasons for non-payment,
- the very rapid payment of all health and climate compensation (MHE, Tuberculosis, avian flu, floods, etc.) owed by the State while tax exemption for this same aid,
- immediate aid for the sectors most in crisis: viticulture and organic agriculture,
- the rejection of the Ecophyto plan, which aims to reduce the use of plant protection products.
01/24/24 – 9:07 p.m. – Serious concern from intelligence, who fear “slippages”
Anger rises and actions intensify. In a note echoed by RTL, intelligence officials express their concern. “Major actions [du monde agricole] in the next 48 hours” are announced by intelligence, which very clearly estimates that “the more the days pass, the more the risk of slippage increases”.