Agriculture - Farmers protest on bridges: traffic not affected
On Wednesday evening, farmers lined up with tractors on several bridges over freeways near Düsseldorf to protest against the planned cuts to agricultural diesel and vehicle tax. "We are standing here to send a message to our state government in Düsseldorf: We assume that they will actively support us in our demands to Berlin," said Daniel Dribusch, one of the participating farmers. Traffic under the bridges will not be affected by the action. According to the Düsseldorf police, traffic on the highways was not initially affected either.
Farmers have been protesting for days against the German government's planned cuts in subsidies for agricultural diesel and vehicle tax. Dribusch said that there were many smaller farms in the region in particular that would be badly affected. According to him, farmers were planning to stand with their tractors on bridges over highways such as the A3 or A44 near Düsseldorf. They were deliberately standing in places where they would not disturb anyone, he said. On Monday, farmers drove their tractors directly onto highways.
"We are already showing: "Be careful: we are also at the gates of Düsseldorf," said Dribusch. If the federal government does not cancel its plans for cuts, "something will happen on January 8", Dribusch announced. On Monday, thousands of farmers protested in Berlin with a tractor convoy. Major protests had also been announced for January 8 there.
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- In response to the proposed reductions in agricultural diesel subsidies and vehicle tax by the Federal Government, farmers in North Rhine-Westphalia staged a peaceful protest on bridges over the A3 and A44 near Düsseldorf, using their tractors as steering vehicles.
- The farmers' protest, which aimed to send a message to both the Düsseldorf state government and the Federal Government, did not disrupt traffic under the bridges or on the highways, as confirmed by local authorities in Düsseldorf.
- While farmers had plans to engage in similar protest actions in Berlin, Daniel Dribusch, a participating farmer, announced that something significant would occur on January 8 if the Federal Government failed to modify its planned cuts to agricultural diesel and vehicle tax.
- Concerned about the impact of the proposed cuts on smaller farms in the region, Dribusch led a farmers' protest on bridges near Düsseldorf, demonstrating their presence at the city's gates and warning of further action if necessary.
- The agricultural diesel and vehicle tax cuts have received criticism from farmers, who argue that they will further burden an already struggling sector, leading to a chain reaction affecting various parts of the agricultural industry in North Rhine-Westphalia and beyond.
- Farmers who have been protesting against the cuts in Berlin and other regions across Germany are urging the Federal Government and local authorities to listen to their concerns and reconsider the proposed reductions, arguing that it will have a detrimental impact on the agricultural community.
Source: www.stern.de
