Farmers block Spanish-French border in major pre-EU elections protest
Dozens of tractors have been blocking all major crossing points between Spain and France from Irun in the Basque Country to La Jonquera in Catalonia since Monday morning. The rally is expected to last until Tuesday.
Farmers’ protests have yet again caused traffic chaos in the continent in a message to lawmakers in Brussels and their potential voters just days before the European elections.
The protest, organised by Spanish Revolta Pagesa, a Catalan farmers’ platform, together with a number of agricultural organisations from all over Spain and several French farmers’ unions, saw dozens of tractors and other vehicles block the border between Spain and France since Monday morning.
They obstructed all main crossing points stretching from Irun in the Basque Country to La Jonquera in Catalonia.
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Source: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/06/03/farmers-block-spanish-french-border-in-major-rally-before-eu-elections