Charles Luylier (in Muret) / Photo credits: Estelle Ruiz / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP 9:16 a.m., March 22, 2024
The anger of the farmers does not subside. Near Toulouse, around sixty farmers organized a new demonstration in front of the Haute-Garonne sub-prefecture. All are demanding payment of the aid promised by the government and warning that the movement could resume as early as next week.
The agricultural crisis continues in Occitania. Cradle of the movement, operators in the region continue their heavy-handed operations. During the night from Thursday to Friday, around sixty farmers headed towards the sub-prefecture of Muret. Everyone is demanding payment of the promised aid.
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So, driving trucks full of trash, farmers' first stop is a public finance center. “We unroll a bale of straw in front of the tax center, to denounce that the farmers are on the straw,” explains one of the demonstrators.
But this action is only the first of a long list. After getting back on the road, the farmers tear down the signs at the entrance to the villages in which they travel. “We are going to bring these signs in front of the symbol of the State which is called the sub-prefecture,” continue the demonstrators.
A demonstration as a warning
Direction the sub-prefecture of Muret, 30 minutes from Toulouse where tires and panels are thrown over the gate. “We throw tires, shit behind the prefecture. It’s a pretty poisoned gift,” laughs another farmer at the microphone of Europe 1.
But these behaviors are the consequence of being fed up, believes Jérémy, a 30-year-old breeder who is still waiting for his CAP payments. “I owe more than 60,000 euros to suppliers and we are missing 50,000 euros which must be paid into the account. Next week, we will close the country entirely,” warns the Occitan operator, ensuring that this night of mobilization will not is just a warning.