French farmers unions call to end protests as PM unveils new measures
Al Jazeera
Gabriel Attal pledged a ‘future’ for France’s agriculture sector and promised solutions to combat bans and fraud.
France’s leading farming unions have called to end nationwide roadblocks over pay, tax and regulation after securing promises of government assistance.
French farmers have blocked roads around the country for two weeks in protests that spread across Europe last week.
The farmers were protesting against low earnings, regulation and what they call unfair competition from abroad.
Arnaud Rousseau, chief of the biggest rural union FNSEA, and Young Farmers (JA) President Arnaud Gaillot held a news conference to announce the suspension of the action on Thursday.
The announcement followed promises of cash, eased regulations and protection against unfair competition by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the government’s second wave of concessions in a week.
