After several days of blockages in regions of France, farmers continue their fight to claim their rights from the government. As recounted The ParisianSunday January 28, 2024, the FNSEA and the Young Farmers of the Greater Paris Basin, including Aisne, Aube, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Île-de-France, Marne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime and Somme have announced their desire to block for a “indefinite period“, Paris and its surroundings. This action already named “the headquarters of Paris“ could have serious consequences on the smooth functioning of travel in the capital.
Clément Torpier, the president of the Young Farmers of Île-de-France, declared at the microphone of BFMTV, Sunday January 28, 2024, that “several blockage points all around Paris” would be organized “from 2 p.m.” : “The objective is not to annoy the population but to get answers from the government, so that it goes further in the measures already taken“. More precisely, these are the A1, the A4, the A5, the A6, the A12, the A13 and the A15 which will be affected. The farmers will divide the blockage into seven strategic points. “We are still establishing the precise points. The dams will all be built within a radius of 30 to 40 kilometers around the capital.”, confirmed the president of the Young Farmers of Île-de-France.
Stéphane Sanchez, director of the FNSEA: “A quasi-military organization”
Furthermore, farmers do not intend to stop there. Eager to strike a major blow, they want to block the major national companies in the Ile-de-France region in order to increase the pressure on the government: “This will be in the event that the government does not meet our expectations“, assured Stéphane Sanchez, director of the FNSEA Grand Bassin Parisien. The latter also explained to Parisian that the organization was to date “quasi-military“.
Thus, farmers set up shifts allowing some to rest and maintain effective blocking. Finally, transport is planned to allow more farmers to join the movement: “Those who come from far away may stay 12 hours, a whole day. We will also charter buses, to avoid those from the North, for example, having to come by tractor to the capital.”