French farmers block entry of trucks from Spain at La Junquera border, rejecting EU-Mercosur agreement

French farmers, called by the Rural Coordination (CR) union, have blocked the entry of trucks from Spain on the highway through the La Junquera border since the afternoon, within the framework of a protest campaign spread throughout the country.

About twenty tractors and about a hundred people participate in this operation, run at the Le Boulu tollbooth. On the A9 motorway, And as confirmed, it is the first to be developed without the interference of French law enforcement forces. efe On the ground.

The protesters, who calmed down after a while at 12.00have left a lane to allow passenger cars entering from Spain to pass, but they prevent trucks from doing so and began to control them looking for those carrying meat or alcohol in their cargo. Yes, as he explained.

It has not been confirmed that they have found any, nor that they have looted Loading of trucks.

All vehicles, private cars and trucks, can move on the highway without any restrictions In the France-Spain sense.

This has been confirmed by a spokesman for the Prefecture (Government Delegation) of the Pyrénées-Orientales department. efe He highway blockade For vehicles coming from Spain.

The spokesperson said he had no information about possible interference by gendarmes, indicating that more information would be provided by the afternoon.

In its X account, Rural Coordination (the second union in the agricultural sector in France) anticipated its intention to block “For all trucks in the Spain-France direction” However the cars will broadcast as normal.

“We want the anger and frustration of the farmers to be heard once again,” stressed Philippe Meydat, president of this union in the Pyrenees-Orientales, who highlighted this as one of their demands. “Immediate assistance to save our farmers.”

This Tuesday, CR is organizing separate actions across the country like the National Federation of Agricultural Operators Unions (FNSEA, the largest agricultural union) to put pressure on its government because it believes it is not receiving most of the It has happened. demands that inspired their opposition A year ago.

In this case, the demand that comes to the fore is to abandon the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur, which the European Commission is trying to push through with the support of the majority of the governments of the member states. Including Germany and SpainBut with the complete opposition of France.

To put pressure on Brussels, the French government announced today that it is going to propose organizing a debate in Parliament, followed by a vote, knowing that a motion overwhelming majority Against that treaty.

On the other hand, France is trying to form a coalition of Community countries that could veto and prevent the completion of EU-MERCOSUR Agreement.

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