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Farmers gather on a square, February 23, 2024 in Paris
ANGRY farmers were back in Paris on their tractors today in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital.
Dozens of tractors drove into a neighbourhood on the capital’s west side carrying flags from Rural Co-ordination, the farmers’ union that staged the protest.
The latest protest comes three weeks after farmers lifted roadblocks around Paris and elsewhere after the government offered over €400 million (around £341m) to address their grievances over low earnings, heavy regulation and what they describe as unfair competition from abroad.
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