French farmers lift blockades, while others across Europe join protests

French farmers demanding just prices and less bureaucratic red tape began lifting blockades across the country on Friday after the government made further concessions.

President Emmanuel Macron’s government has pledged it will scrap plans to raise tax contributions on tractor diesel, ease pesticide regulations, and put a pause on new fallow land rules and additional safety checks on food imports.

“We’re not 100 per cent satisfied. It’s certain that there have been measures taken, it’s always better than nothing, but hey, we’re not going to give up,” said Guillaume Chantereau.

The pause in the protest will bring some respite ahead of France’s agricultural show, which takes place every year at the end of February.

Meanwhile, the protests that started in France have now spread to other European countries — including Belgium, where Dutch and Belgian farmers banded together to block the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday.

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