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Angry French farmers drive tractors on main road near Dunkirk

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With five days to go until the Paris Agricultural Show, angry farmer sin the north of France are keeping the pressure on the French government, driving a hundred tractors on main roads near Dunkirk. With five days to go until the Paris Agricultural Show, angry farmers in the north of France are driving a hundred tractors on main roads near Dunkirk. At the call of the unions FDSEA 59 and the Young Farmers, they are heading towards the regional authority on environment, planning and housing in Gravelines to protest a project to extend the port of Dunkirk, which threatens to close down several farms. IMAGES

Added on the 19/02/2024 12:29:43 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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