In the next 48 hours, the government will put certain proposals to support farmers on the table, Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau told the television channel “France 2”. This also involves a change to EU environmental regulations for agricultural land, which must be left fallow under the new biodiversity rules passed by the European Parliament last year as part of the Nature Restoration Act. Many farmers complain that this is having a significant impact on their operations.
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On Monday, farmers once more protested in Paris for higher incomes and better working conditions in global competition. The French government is trying to contain nationwide protests ahead of the upcoming European elections in June. She is concerned regarding farmers’ growing support for the far right. Farmers also began protests in Belgium on Monday.
