The “siege” of Paris continues this Tuesday, January 30 with blockages around the capital and elsewhere in France. The convoy that left Age to reach Rungis returned to the road after having bypassed a CRS roadblock on the A20, towards Limoges. Announcements are expected during the day.
09:20 – Arnaud Rousseau “recalls the need for calm, non-violence”
The president of the FNSEA hammered home on Europe 1 the “determination” of the farmers’ movement and their “desire to continue producing to feed” the French. “I recall the need for calm, non-violence,” he added: “We must do it in order, we must do it with rigor and we must do it in exchange, it “This is what we did yesterday at Matignon,” he pointed out, referring to the meeting with Gabriel Attal on Monday.
08:59 – We need “a revolution in the French agricultural model”, believes Autain
Invited on LCI to comment on the government’s first announcements for farmers, Clémentine Autain describes “essentially cyclical measures”: “Finally, the government is committed to helping farmers with the problems they encounter there, right away, the bad weather, diseases for animals etc. Yes, he is capable of doing it. It’s a small change”, greets the rebellious MP. “But from a structural point of view, we can clearly see that the anger of the peasants, which is entirely legitimate, and which has been brewing for a very long time, implies a total, profound change, a revolution in the French agricultural model,” adds Autain. “And from this point of view, the government cannot achieve this because its ideological software does not allow it.”
08:46 – Eric Ciotti wants a “mirror clause” for imported agricultural products
“We impose environmental standards on our farmers, and these environmental standards are not imposed on the products that we buy abroad. It’s totally absurd!” Points Eric Ciotti in the morning of France 2. To remedy this, “there must be what we call a mirror clause: that the standards that our farmers are subject to, at the very least, our foreign competitors are subject to them” , demands the head of the Republicans, whose group in the Assembly is preparing a bill along these lines.
08:36 – Blockage of an Aldi distribution platform in Vaucluse
In Cavaillon, farmers from the Confédération Paysanne have been blocking access to an Aldi brand distribution platform for several hours. They are asking large retailers to reduce their margins for “better sharing of added value”, they tell BFMTV.
08:30 – The Agen – Rungis convoy stopped again near Châteauroux
The convoy of farmers leaving Rungis to reach Agen was again blocked by CRS while it was advancing on the national 20, parallel to the A20, at the access roundabout to Châteauroux. The farmers finally resumed their route via the departmental road. “The tension is starting to rise but the watchword is calm. We will get there at all costs,” assures one of the participants on BFMTV.
08:19 – Valérie Pécresse anticipates “difficulties” in Ile-de-France transport this Tuesday
“There will be traffic difficulties,” predicts the president of Île-de-France Mobilités. The roadblocks around Paris could have an impact on the public transport network “because we must understand that bus, metro or RER drivers arrive by car to take their jobs, particularly those who have the vocations of morning”, pointed out Valérie Pécresse on Monday.
08:04 – The eight blockades maintained in Paris and other roads closed
Eight blockages are still in progress on the motorways leading to Paris: the A1, the A4, the A5, the 6, the A10, the A13, the A15 and the A16. Certain sections of roads are closed in one or two directions of traffic depending on the site Sytadin.
- A1 towards Paris: closed between Senlis (60) and Roissy-en-France / A1 towards the province: closed near the commune of Épiais-lès-Louvres (95)
- A4 towards Paris: closed between Serris and Ferrière-en-Brie / A4 towards the province closed between Ferrière-en-Brie and Serris
- A5a towards Paris: closed at Réau / A5a towards the province closed at Moissy-Cramayel
- A6 towards Paris: closed at Villabé
- A10 in both directions near Dourdan, on interchange no. 10 just after the St-Arnoult toll
- A13 in both directions near Mantes-la-Jolie, on interchange no. 12, after the Buchelay toll
- A15 towards Paris: closed near Argenteuil
- A16 towards Paris: closed between Hardivilliers (60) and Isle-Adam / A16 towards the province closed near Isle-Adam
- N184, access ramp to the A16 closed near Nerville-le-Forêt
07:50 – Blocked by CRS, the Agen – Rungis convoy returned to the road
After stopping in Limoges for the night, the convoy of farmers between Agen and Rungis resumed this Tuesday morning before being stopped a few kilometers further by a CRS roadblock on the A20, near Bessines-sur-Gartemps. . The convoy was finally able to continue its journey by bypassing the dam and taking the N20. The farmers were particularly annoyed. “We were trapped, it’s an absolute shame,” said Karine Duc of the Lot-et-Garonne rural coordination at the microphone of BFMTV. Another protester said it was “the first and last trap”.
07:05 – “The objective is to be heard” but “not to break anything”
“The objective is to go to Rungis and make ourselves heard. Our demands have been the same for 20 years” recalled a participant in the Agen-Rungis convoy, still with BFMTV. But the perspective of the movement is also “to be peaceful and not to break anything, just to make oneself heard and take concrete actions” he insisted, hoping “that the government takes appropriate decisions”.
01/29/24 – 11:14 p.m. – The deployment of drones authorized between Tuesday and Thursday above Rungis
END OF LIVE – The police are on alert as around a hundred tractors head towards Rungis. The demonstrators expressed their desire to “invest” the market. In view of the arrival of the convoy in the coming hours, the police headquarters issued an order Monday evening authorizing the use of drones above Rungis. “The need to have a broader vision of the protest movement while limiting the engagement of ground forces at and around the market of national interest,” is put forward by the prefecture. The authorization runs from Tuesday, 6 a.m., to Thursday, 11:59 p.m.
01/29/24 – 10:32 p.m. – Around a hundred tractors will arrive in Rungis “Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning”
Leaving Agen on Monday morning, a convoy of around thirty tractors set off towards the Rungis market, south of Paris, at the call of Rural Coordination. The goal ? “Invest” in one of the largest fresh produce markets in the world. While armored vehicles have already been deployed in Rungis, the Haute-Vienne Rural Coordination estimated at the end of Monday afternoon that 90 tractors and around forty cars were now on the way. The procession, which is expected to grow further in the coming hours, should arrive at its destination “Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning”, according to the union.
01/29/24 – 9:47 p.m. – More than 3h30 of discussions between Gabriel Attal and the unions
The Prime Minister once again invited the presidents of the FNSEA, the leading French agricultural union, and the Young Farmers to Matignon this Monday, from 6 p.m. The meeting finally ended around 9:30 p.m., after 3h35 of discussions, reports BFMTV.