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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - French farmers block the toll of the A9 highway during a demonstration called by French farmer unions to protest against a number of issues affecting their sector, including taxation and falling incomes, in Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, near Montpellier, on January 26, 2024. — AFP pic
PARIS, France, Jan 26 — Farmers blocked one of France’s main motorways liking Paris with the northern city of Lille, the Benelux and Britain today, causing kilometres of traffic jams, the first major traffic disruption caused by the protest movement in the French capital.
Local farming unions have called for roadblocks in and around Paris today to step up the pressure on the government which the farmers accuse of not helping them enough to cope with what they say are low food prices and excessive regulation.
The roadblock on the A1 north of Paris lead to traffic jams of around 4 km (2.5 miles) in the morning, according to the transport ministry’s online service Bison Fute.
French media reported farmers had also set up first roadblocks on traffic axes in the Essonne department south of Paris in the early morning hours, while most protests were expected to start in the early afternoon.
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The government said it would announce first immediate measures aimed at taming the farmer outrage later today with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal expected to speak in the afternoon.
So far, the government has not specified when and where Attal is due to speak or what measures could be announced. — Reuters
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