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Added on the 22/01/2024 11:07:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Despite fresh new measures announced this morning by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, some farmers continue to block motorway A62 in both directions near Toulouse in southern France. IMAGES
With their tractors and haystack-filled tipper lorries stationed on A6 motorway, French farmers are facing a police roadblock as they near Rungis, the world's second largest wholesale food market, just south of Paris. IMAGES
Farmers in south of France are blocking off a toll booth by Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, close to Montpellier as they continue to put pressure on the government. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is expected to announce measures later today. Almost 400 km (250 miles) of motorway are closed in the south of France and top farmers' union have announced plans to encircle Paris. IMAGES
French farmers are using their tractors to block off motorway A16 by Amblainville toll booth in the region of Oise, an hour north of Paris. Farmers union FDSEA Ile-de-France is announcing five blockades around Paris from 2pm to increase the pressure on Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who is due to announce a first set of measures to try to calm their anger. IMAGES
French farmers are blocking the A7 motorway by at Saint-Rambert-d'Albon in southern France to keep up the pressure on the government, pending its response to the crisis shaking the sector. IMAGES