19/12 #France - On the ninth consecutive day of protests, French farmers' mobilizations and blockades continued, successfully blocking more than 100 roads and highways. Yesterday, thousands of farmers and supporters took to the streets with tractors and blocked highways and other major roads, building barricades with hay bales and other materials. Tensions with the police erupted when some gendarmerie officers attempted to prevent farmers from blocking the Boulou toll in the Pyrenees. Protests a

23/12 #France - French farmers have reached their 12th consecutive day of protests. Despite the snow and unstable weather, more than 30 road and highway blockades are still in place, especially in the south of the country. The farmers have taken to the streets to protest the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, the EU's plans for the next multiannual budget (2028-2034), which include 20% cuts to funding for farmers and the government's handling of the lumpy skin disease (NCD) outbreak. Protesters s