Last week
Paris was invaded by (according to the organizers) 1733 agricultural tractors
and a few thousand farmers, of course with the aim to demand something… - minimum
prices, less national and European regulations… There are different opinions
about all this and I’m not sufficiently in the picture to give my own opinion. What
I can say is that, from what I saw, everything went very smoothly, with a lot
of smiles… The farmers are fairly well regarded and even the traffic jams created
led to relatively limited protests from the Paris population. Some of their representatives
were received by the Prime and the Agricultural ministers, and obtained some
promises - however, to many of the farmers, not enough.
The
tractors – as well as the farmers – came from all areas and several had been on
the road for days, considering a tractor's low speed. They arrived
via the ring road (Périphérique) and went up the Cours de Vincennes to the
Place de la Nation (see previous post).
The central
monument, “The Triumph of the Republic” was party invaded.
The crowds
of course gathered to listen to the official speakers.
Some of the
tractors carried placards.
There were
a few (three) cows to be seen.
It was an
opportunity to learn the names of tractor manufacturers.
Even some
of the side streets were full of tractors.
The farmers
took time to eat, drink, tell some jokes…
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5 comments:
A shower of diamonds for each and everyone of those farmers!
Photo group # 15 :
Any Scandinavian brand among those beauties?
That cow with the red headband looks absolutely sexy......
Thaks for sharing this interesting post with us, M. Peter.
Maria
Cezar was working in Paris and the only problem was to access a cab.
:)
Love the cows!
Leia
So many things to say bout this topic... Many of the farmers came from Brittany. Hard job for so little money for many of them. One of our best friend is a dairy farmer...
Thank you for this post, Peter!
michèle
J'ai dit à Patrick que tu ferais un reportage sur la manifestation ! Les tracteurs n'ont guère gêné, mon gendre a pu venir depuis Lyon chez nous sans problème. C'est sûr que lorsqu'on habite Vincennes c'était autre chose...
Good for them for the organized protest! Perhaps a few more cows, and sheep and horses would have turned the tide completely in their favor :) You got some excellent photos, Peter - looks like you were right in the thick of things.
Kathryn
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