2024-01-23 12:21:09
13:29
The A7 motorway is expected to remain blocked “until late at night”
In a press release, the Drôme prefecture takes stock of vehicle traffic on the A7, “the blockage (…) by farmers is still in progress”.
The traffic interruption should continue “until late at night from Tuesday to Wednesday”, specifies the prefecture.
13:21
La France insoumise announces that it will resubmit a bill “for floor prices”
The rebellious MP Aurélie Trouvé announces that she is re-submitting “a bill for remunerative floor prices for farmers”.
A text had already been presented by LFI on November 30 during their parliamentary niche and narrowly refused, with 168 votes once morest and 162 for. A rare margin for a text supported by this opposition group.
The next parliamentary niche for the rebels is not until next year, Aurélie Trouvé nevertheless calls for her proposal to be “examined as quickly as possible”.
12:42
14-year-old daughter of slain farmer remains in critical condition
The daughter of the farmer killed in the accident at an Ariège blockade point is still in critical condition, contrary to what the Foix prosecutor’s office had announced. The 14-year-old girl and her father are in intensive care.
>> Our article
12:20
Death of a farmer and her daughter in Ariège: Jordan Bardella deplores “a terrible tragedy”
“I send all my condolences to the family of the farmer hit this morning, in Ariège, by a car,” wrote on X the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella.
“This terrible tragedy adds to the immense difficulties experienced by our farmers, who have been mobilized for months to defend their work tools and their dignity,” he added.
12:16
Daughter of slain farmer, aged 14, succumbed to her injuries
Edit: the prosecution finally returned to this information a few moments later. The girl is not dead and is still in critical condition.
The 14-year-old girl, seriously injured in the accident which cost her mother her life, at a blockade in Ariège, has died, BFMTV learned from the Foix prosecutor’s office.
The father, also injured, is still in intensive care.
11:45
What we know regarding the fatal accident on a dam
A tragedy took place on the sidelines of the mobilization of farmersangry at the increase in taxes and the accumulation of standards this Tuesday, January 23. A mother lost her life following a serious accident that occurred in Pamiers, in Ariège, at a farmers’ dam.
>> What we know regarding the accident
11:34
“All our farmers are in mourning”: Gabriel Attal expresses his “pain” following the death of a farmer
“Today, all our farmers are in mourning. Our Nation is upset and united,” wrote Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on X, following the death of a farmer, fatally hit by a car on an Ariège dam.
“On behalf of the Government, I want to express my sorrow and express my full support to the family and loved ones of the victims,” he added, assuring that “we are and will remain” alongside the farmers.
>> Our article
11:32
Marc Fesneau will travel to Ariège during the day
Marc Fesneau will travel to Ariège during the day, BFMTV learned from the Minister of Agriculture’s entourage. More specifically, he will go there following the Questions to the Government session at the National Assembly.
11:24
The FDSEA of Alpes-Maritimes calls on farmers to demonstrate in front of the prefecture
Farmers called to demonstrate in front of the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture in Nice. This Tuesday, January 23, Jean-Philippe Frère, president of the FDSEA in the department, told BFM Nice Côte d’Azur that a call to demonstrate was launched by the union for Friday, January 26, in the morning.
Farmers are invited to come with their tractors. “We do not want to block traffic, we do not want to disturb people who are working,” assures the president of the FDSEA.
>> Our article
11:18
Fatal accident in Ariège: “There will be no more dams” in the department, says the prefect
Simon Bertoux, prefect of Ariège, spoke to the press following the fatal accident on a blockade in Pamiers. He indicated that the blockade had been lifted, “out of respect for the family”. “There will be no more dams in Ariège,” he added.
The safety device, installed around the dam, “was perfectly compliant”, added Simon Bertoux. “We cannot explain the reasons which led the vehicle which caused this accident to bypass a certain number of elements which prevented access”, underlined the magistrate, recalling that the path of the accident was privileged.
10:54
Fatal accident in Ariège: an investigation opened for “aggravated manslaughter” and “aggravated injuries”
An investigation into “aggravated manslaughter” and “aggravated injuries” was opened following the death of a farmer in an Ariège blockade, said Olivier Mouysset, public prosecutor of Foix, in a press release.
The prosecutor explains that the vehicle which hit the farmer was traveling on the dual carriageway when it hit “a wall of straw bales, erected all the way up to the bridge”. Behind this straw wall, “protesters were eating” under a barn.
The vehicle hit three people: the victim, her husband and her daughter. “In view of the very first elements of the investigation, which has barely begun, the facts in question do not appear to be of an intentional nature,” adds the prosecutor.
The driver, aged 44, is unknown to the police and his alcohol and drug tests were negative. The three occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody and “will be questioned very quickly”.
10:26
Blockage of the A7: the prefect of Drôme calls “to postpone any non-essential travel”
In a new situation update at 10 a.m. on the blockage of the A7, the prefect of Drôme indicates that 5 kilometers of traffic jams have formed in the North direction, 6 in the South/North direction.
“Maneuvers” are undertaken to be able to get stuck heavy goods vehicles out. “Around thirty soldiers from the Drôme gendarmerie group are deployed to secure the area and organize the maneuvers,” adds the prefecture.
The latter also indicates that the “secondary networks are extremely saturated” and invites users “to postpone any unnecessary travel”.
9:54
“It’s a tragedy for all of us”: Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau reacts to the death of the farmer on a blockade
On X, the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau reacted to the death of agriculture, at a point of blockage in Ariège this morning.
“As part of union action to defend her profession and express her expectations, a young farmer died early this morning in Ariège. I think of her, I think of her partner and her daughter who are still fighting for their lives” , he wrote, deploring “a tragedy for all of us”.
“I send my very moved condolences to his family and his colleagues in Ariège,” he added.
>> Our article
9:38
Agen: farmers dump guts and red paint in front of the Lot-et-Garonne prefecture
Farmers dump tripe in front of the Lot-et-Garonne prefecture, in Agen, as well as slurry. Red paint was also smeared on the walls.
In Agen, farmers are still blocking the A62 today, where they took up positions with dozens of tractors on Monday followingnoon.
>> Our article
9:34
“Terrible news”, “a tragedy for our country”: politicians react to the death of a farmer in Ariège
“What has just happened in Ariège is a tragedy for our country”, wrote on X Fabien Roussel, boss of the PCF, following the death of a farmer at a blockage point. “I invite the French to show their support and help to the peasants. May the Nation be at their side,” he added.
On the side of La France Insoumise, the coordinator and deputy Manuel Bompard deplored “terrible news”.
“It is with deep sadness that we learn of the death of a woman, struck down by a car in Pamiers, during a farmers’ demonstration,” wrote Marine Le Pen.
9:27
“Words fail me”: Jérôme Bayle, beef cattle breeder and figure in the farmers’ protest, expresses his emotion following the death of agriculture
Jérôme Bayle, beef cattle breeder and figure in the farmers’ protest, expressed his emotion on BFMTV following the death of a farmer at an Ariège blockade.
“Words fail me, because I knew the victim and his family very well (…) I have no words. It’s an entire family that is decimated,” he declared, very moved. “The emotion is really too strong.”
9:22
Farmer killed on a blockage: the preferred cause of the accident
According to a source close to the investigation at BFMTV, the first elements of the investigation into the death of a farmer at a blockade in Ariège indicate that the accident path is favored.
The mother, her husband and their daughter would not have been hit intentionally.
The driver of the vehicle is a man, and two women were also present in the passenger compartment. Of foreign nationality, they were heading towards Andorra.
9:16
Fatal accident in Ariège: Young Farmers and the department’s FDSEA lift the blockade
After the accident which cost the life of a mother at the blockage point of Pamiers, in Ariège, the Young Farmers and the FDSEA of the department announced that they would lift the blockage of the N20.
“This decision follows a terrible accident caused by an outside vehicle which forced the safety barrier,” they wrote in a press release.
“The Young Farmers and the FDSEA of Ariège show their full support to the loved ones and families of the victims.”
9:07
Morano denounces “a green lobby” and the government’s “degrowth strategy”
Invited on the airwaves of BFMTV and RMC, European MP Nadine Morano was keen to support the angry farmers who are blocking several roads in France. “It’s a profession that is on the front line of feeding us, and which is forced to meet unprecedented environmental standards,” she says.
She particularly singled out the MEPs from the Renaissance group, who according to her are in a “degrowth strategy” and “give in to the Greens” in the European Parliament. “It’s the green lobby,” she accuses.
“We cannot tell farmers ‘you have to go to work’, and we put obstacles in your way regarding everything you have to do,” continues the MEP.
Then, Nadine Morano once once more denounced “the double talk” of the Macronists “who vote for texts which go once morest the interests of farmers, which put unbearable constraints on them. And now we tell them ‘we are going to listen to you.’ “
>> Our article
8:51
Fatal accident at an Ariège blockage point: the two injured in absolute emergency
A mother died in Pamiers, Ariège, following being hit by a vehicle while she was at a blockage point.
Her husband and daughter, aged 14, were injured. They were taken care of by emergency services and are in absolute emergency, BFMTV learned from a source close to the investigation.
8:46
No unblocking action planned for the time being on the A7
The blocking of the A7 continues. The highway is still blocked in both directions at Saint-Rambert-d’Albon, by farmers.
As the Drôme prefecture indicated to BFMTV, there are currently 10 kilometers of traffic jams in one direction, five in the other. Between 20 and 30 tractors are present on the tracks to block traffic.
Many heavy goods vehicles are blocked. The prefecture explains that additional measures will be taken but, at this stage, there are no plans to unblock the highway.
8:35
“It will strengthen determination,” says Luc Smessaert, vice-president of the FNSEA, following the fatal accident in Ariège
“When we are on these dams, there is always a lot of dignity. These farmers are there despite themselves,” recalled Luc Smessaert, vice-president of the FNSEA, on BFMTV. “There needs to be a change.”
As for the fatal accident that occurred at the Pamiers blockade point, in Arière, “it will strengthen the determination” of the movement, he assured.
8:34
Fabien Roussel calls to “bring down the government” which he accuses of “racketeering”
If Gabriel Attal does not submit his general policy speech to a vote, “there will be a motion of censure”, promised PCF leader Fabien Roussel on Europe 1.
“I challenge all MPs. If we are once morest the increase in electricity bills, medical deductibles and the return of tax relief on GNR (non-road diesel, used by farmers), I call all the deputies to vote on the motion of censure”, launched the deputy from the North.
“We must bring down this government,” insisted Fabien Roussel, denouncing a “racket” by the French.
More information here.
8:25
Fatal accident in Ariège: the vice-president of the FNSEA evokes a vehicle “which would have wanted to force a roadblock”
Luc Smessaert, vice-president of the FNSEA, spoke on BFMTV, following the fatal accident which occurred at the blockage point of Pamiers, in Ariège.
“The farmer was with her husband, her child, behind a stack of straw,” he detailed, evoking “someone who would have wanted to force a dam”.
“It only gives meaning and values to our fight,” he added, deploring “a tragedy”. “If this family was on this roadblock, it means there is unhappiness.”
8:18
Fatal accident in Ariège: the two injured in “serious” condition, a psychological support cell open
In a press release, the prefect of Ariège returned to the fatal accident at an Ariège blockage point. The accident occurred around 5:45 a.m., in the town of Pamiers, “near the RD119 bridge”.
“At this stage the report shows one person dead and two seriously injured,” adds the prefecture. “A psychological support unit has been set up on the ground,” indicates the prefect.
8:16
Fatal accident in Ariège: the three occupants of the vehicle taken into police custody
A mother died in Pamiers, in Ariège, at a blockage point, following being hit by a car.
As the prosecution indicated to BFMTV, the three occupants of the vehicle were arrested and placed in police custody.
>> Our article
8:08
Fatal accident at an Ariège blockage point: the president of the FNSEA calls on farmers “to be vigilant regarding safety conditions”
“I invite farmers to be vigilant regarding safety conditions,” urged Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, on BFMTV, following the fatal accident at an Ariège blockade point.
“Getting our messages across also means ensuring everyone’s safety (…) There is an absolute necessity to avoid this type of dramatic accident which leaves us all in mourning,” he added.
8:07
Fatal accident at a blocking point: Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, speaks
Guest of BFMTV, the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, returned to the fatal accident which occurred at an Ariège blockage point.
“A dramatic road accident occurred at a blockage point, which led to the death of a mother and the rescue services of her husband and her 14-year-old daughter,” he said. he detailed, specifying that he had no information on the condition of the two injured.
7:50
One dead and two injured following an accident at a blockage in Ariège
A woman died, her husband and her daughter were injured this morning, at the blockade point of Pamiers, in Ariège, announced the FNSEA president, Arnaud Rousseau, on RMC.
“Three members of our members suffered a serious accident,” he said. “Her husband and daughter are in complicated condition” and were taken care of by emergency services.
“This kind of drama is difficult to live with,” added Arnaud Rousseau.
>> Our article
7:30
Blockage of the A7: “We are not going to find the solution today”, says Thierry Sénéclauze, cereal grower in Drôme
“There is widespread fed up. On the one hand, by the lack of remuneration, by total disarray”, lambasted, at the microphone of BFMTV, Thierry Sénéclauze, cereal producer in Drôme, who is participating in the blocking of the A7.
“We are looking at 30 to 40 years of reduction in farmers’ income (…) We are not going to find the solution today,” he added.
The farmer also explained that the blockage would continue “all day”, or even the following days, in the event of no response from the government.
7:14
The blockages extend to the A63, blocked in both directions at Bayonne
Highway blockades by farmers are spreading. As indicated by the prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, on X, the A63 is “blocked in both directions between Bayonne and Bordeaux at the Adour / Hubert-Touya bridge” in Bayonne.
According to our colleagues at South West, six tractors block the tracks.
7:10
“We’re fed up, we won’t die without saying anything”: the A62 blocked at Agen
Since yesterday, the A62 has been blocked at Agen in both directions. Farmers also dumped tires on the railway tracks at the entrance to Agen station, where traffic has been blocked since around 6:15 p.m.
On site, around 200 tractors blocked the tracks. “We are ready for anything, we have nothing left to lose (…) we are going to go to the prefecture, we are going to see the administrations,” explained a farmer on BFMTV.
“Today, there is no other solution, we are not listened to (…) “We are fed up, we will not die without saying anything,” he said. -he adds.
6:50
European ministers from the agricultural sector will meet in Brussels
After the blocking actions of French farmers, the government fears a conflagration. From the Netherlands to Romania via Poland and Germany, farmers are stepping up actions once morest tax increases and the European “Green Deal”.
European ministers from the agricultural sector are meeting today in Brussels, before the launch on Thursday of a “strategic dialogue” intended to “overcome the divide in the debates on the ecological transition” at the heart of the legislative texts of the Green Deal of the EU.
>> Our article
6:46
A call to block the A16 at Beauvais
As Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced, “no evacuation of the blockages by the police is planned at this stage because there is no damage”.
6:26
Blockage of the A7: “around a hundred vehicles blocked” by “thirty tractors”
Since 4 a.m. this morning, the A7 motorway has been blocked in both directions near Saint-Rambert-d’Albon, by “around thirty tractors with trailers containing bales of straw and slurry”, announced the prefect of Drôme in a press release.
The A7 motorway is blocked in both directions in Drôme by farmers, January 23, 2024. © BFMTV
“At this stage, around a hundred vehicles are blocked on the highway, mainly heavy goods vehicles and a bus. Evacuation via the service barriers made it possible to remove a few vehicles,” adds the prefect.
>> Our article
6:20
In Tarn-et-Garonne, access points to the Golfech nuclear power plant blocked
In Tarn-et-Garonne, three roundregardings accessing the Golfech nuclear power plant, which supplies electricity to the Toulouse basin, have also been blocked by around fifty tractors since yesterday.
At the microphone of BFMTV, Francis Ambrosio, FDSEA general secretary in the department, explains that he only received “6,000 euros” of income in 2022.
“Systematically, large retailers put pressure on the supplier, and the supplier puts pressure on us. The adjustment value is the farmer,” he criticizes.
5:30
Rail traffic disrupted yesterday on the South-West axis
Traffic was severely disrupted yesterday evening due to the damage to the facilities between Marmande & Agen by demonstrators, indicates the SNCF on its website.
“As a result of these delays, the traffic of your TGV INOUI and INTERCITES may suffer residual disruptions,” we can read.
5:15
Why the anger of farmers worries the executive
In between blocking the A64 motorway and a nighttime explosion in the offices of the Ministry of the Environment in Carcassonne, the anger of farmers has increased in recent days. Enough to give the government a cold sweat, which is currently playing the cuddle therapy card.
“Now is the time to listen. It’s not the only answer but it feels good, it’s important,” analyzes Jérémy Decerle, Macronist MEP and former president of Young Farmers, speaking to BFMTV.com.
>> Our article
5:00
The president of Jeunes Agriculteurs deplores that distributors “can make their bread on the backs of farmers”
Arnaud Gaillot, president of Jeunes Agriculteurs, spoke yesterday on BFMTV of the fed up shared by his colleagues with the fact that distributors, notably E.Leclerc, “can make their bread on the backs of farmers”.
4:40
François Ruffin wants an “agricultural exception” in France by “taking agriculture out of international treaties”
The rebellious MP defended on BFMTV a French “agricultural exception”, a thesis he has been defending for “two decades”.
According to François Ruffin, this must be done “in the same way that we brought culture out of international treaties”.
He then proposed four measures: floor prices, import quotas, production quotas and a multiplier coefficient not to be exceeded between production costs and the sales price.
4:20
The A7 motorway blocked in both directions south of Lyon
Due to a demonstration, the A7 motorway is blocked in both directions in Drôme, between Chans and Tain-l’Hermitage, we can read on the official X account of the motorway.
4:00
Taxes, European standards… The anger of farmers
Hello everyone, welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the mobilization of farmers. Angry at the increase in taxes and the accumulation of standards, particularly European ones, operators are expecting strong measures from the government.
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