The 400 million euros of aid to road carriers and the 15 cents per cents per liter of diesel announced last week by the government did not suffice to soothe the anger of the protesters.
Le Monde with AFP
Building and public works professionals (BTP), fishermen, farmers, carriers or taxi drivers conducted new shares, Monday, March 21, throughout the country to protest the price of fuels Believing that government announcements are not sufficient.
In Normandy, some 200 heavyweights were blocked for several hours at Torigny-les-cities (Manche), at the entrance to the A84 motorway that connects Avranches to Caen. At the end of the afternoon, there were still 345 heavyweights arrested at a motorway exit roundabout in Guilberville, said the prefecture at the France-Press agency (AFP).
The envelope of 400 million euros of aid to road carriers and the 15 cents per liter of diesel announced last week by the government did not suffice to soothe the anger of the protesters.
The price of fuels always too high
While the price of road fuels sold in the French service stations is ironed under the 2 euros on average last week, lowering for the first time since the beginning of the year, the professionals of several sectors always demand a Decrease in the price of diesel and non-road diesel (GNR). In progress in recent months, the price of these fuels has increased considerably since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
In the early afternoon, four ships still blocked access to the Tréport Basin, according to Seine-Maritime Prefecture. At mid-day, between hundred and fifty fishermen blocked the port, according to the cooperative of the fishing craftsmen of the municipality.
In Brittany, the strongest slowdowns were found in Morbihan, around Lorient, with about 10 kilometers of plugs. The traffic normally resumed in the afternoon on the RN24 national road and the RN165, according to the prefecture.
Snail operations in several cities
Escargot operations also took place on the Rennes ring road, as well as Brest, Angers and La Rochelle. At around 4 pm, several vehicles part of a Loire-Atlantic toll led an action on the A83 towards the Vendée. To the south of Lyon, a dozen trucks blocked the expeditions of the FEYZIN FEYZIN (Rhône) refinery, to the call of the Farmese Confederation and rural coordination.
Taxi drivers also joined the movement with snail operations in Orleans and Besançon. Near Marseille, hundreds of taxis blocked the logistics warehouses of the Miramas commercial area. According to Yazid Ziani, a member of the National Federation of the Taxi, the rise in the price of fuels represents a loss of 400 to 600 euros monthly for taxis, “which earn an average of 2,000 euros per month”.
in Corsica, the two oil deposits of the island, in Ajaccio (South Corsica) and Lucciana (Haute-Corse), were blocked by farmers who have laid at 5:30 am their tractors and trailers in front of the deposit entrances, according to the prefecture. They ask for a specific resilience plan for Corsica. In the Hauts-de-France, filtering dams were held in Dourges (Pas-de-Calais) and the Lesquin Transport and Logistics Center (North).