Farmers in Romania, France and Germany Continue Road Convoy Protests

Agricultural workers say green policies and taxes are eating into their profits and are demanding more government subsidies.

Farmers’ protests have sprung up in Romania, Germany and France, ahead of the EU elections in June.

Whilst their demands vary in general they claim that they are taking the hardest hit from environmental reforms and that they need more government subsidies to offset them.

Romania

In Romania, farmers and truckers have been clogging up main roads with their tractor and trucks for a week and a half now.

They’re demanding lower taxes and fairer subsidies, but so far talks with the government have failed, and they’re continuing to protest. They’re also angry over the growing cost of insurance for heavy machinery.