Key French farmers' unions call for end to blockades but the movement 'will not stop'
France’s two major farmers unions announced Thursday their decision to suspend protests and lift road blockades across the country, in a dramatic development shortly after the French prime minister unveiled a new set of measures they see as "tangible progress". However, the president of the larger FNSEA union said that the movement “was not ending”, but is “transforming and will stay active”. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
France’s two major farmers unions announced Thursday their decision to suspend protests and lift road blockades across the country, in a dramatic development shortly after the French prime minister unveiled a new set of measures they see as "tangible progress". However, the president of the larger FNSEA union said that the movement “was not ending”, but is “transforming and will stay active”. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.