US EditionFrance's government announces new measures to calm farmers' protests, as barricades squeeze Paris
- France's newly appointed prime minister is implementing controls on foreign food products to ensure "fair competition" due to farmers' protests.
- Protesting farmers demand better pay, fewer constraints, and lower costs. They argue that France's heavily subsidized farming sector is over-regulated and harmed by food imports with lower costs and fewer constraints.
- The government has deployed 15,000 police officers to stop the protesters from entering Paris, while the farmers continue to blockade highways leading to the capital.
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JOSSIGNY, France — France’s new prime minister showered promises of help on angry farmers Tuesday, from emergency cash aid to controls on imported food, in hopes that cools a protest movement that has seen tractors shut down highways across France and inspired similar actions around Europe.
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JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — France’s new prime minister showered promises of help on angry farmers Tuesday, from emergency cash aid to controls on imported food, in hopes that cools a protest movement that has seen tractors shut down highways across France and inspired similar actions around Europe.
French Government Announces New Measures to Calm Farmers’ Protests, as Barricades Squeeze Paris
JOSSIGNY, France—France’s new prime minister showered promises of help on angry farmers Tuesday, from emergency cash aid to controls on imported food, in hopes that cools a protest movement that has seen tractors shut down highways across France and inspired similar actions around Europe. Farmers seeking better pay, fewer constraints, and lower costs are camped out on hay-strewn highways and encircling Paris, posing the biggest challenge to Prim…
New French prime minister tries to calm farming protests
France’s new prime minister showered promises of help on angry farmers yesterday, from emergency cash aid to controls on imported food, in hopes that cools a protest movement that has seen tractors shut down motorways across France and inspired similar actions around Europe.
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