The agricultural sector from Navarra and Alava has taken to the streets again for the third day in a row to express its concerns about the difficult situation of the sector. In Navarre they entered Pamplona with tractors; in Álava they have gathered in front of the Basque parliament.
Farmers and ranchers have organized protests in several towns in Navarre and Álava in recent days, expressing their concerns about the difficult situation facing the agricultural sector. In Pamplona, a farmer who took part in a tractor that reached the center of the capital Navarra on Thursday told EFE that the agricultural community finds itself “with a noose around its neck”, stressing that if its demands are not met, the mobilizations could expand.
In this sense, he stressed that he hopes that at tomorrow’s meeting of the Agricultural Council, convened by the Ministry of Rural Development, “the government of Navarre will not deceive us”, because “if they deceive us, we will be here all month return.”
The agricultural sector’s demands include the revision of the module tax system, and they regret that the Navarra government is “being very callous” in refusing to return to that system. Farmers claim that rising costs and adverse weather conditions, such as drought, are creating a crisis that requires immediate attention from authorities. Furthermore, they emphasize the need to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to provide more support to the sector.
Today’s protest, Thursday, included actions such as the tractor-trailer that reached the center of Pamplona, as well as the rally in front of the Basque Parliament in Vitoria-Gasteiz. In the same way, several farmers have tried to frame their claims to the personal residence of the President of Navarre, María Chivite, as an unacceptable interference in private life. .
Concentration in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Just over a hundred farmers and ranchers gathered this Thursday in front of the Basque parliament, which is holding a plenary session, on the third day of mobilizations in defense of their demands.
Some protesters carried cowbells and whistles, and while no incidents have been recorded, there have been moments of tension as farmers attempted to approach the fence surrounding the parliamentary headquarters, which was prevented by the elaborate apparatus deployed by the government . Ertzaintza.
This concentration took place after several hundred tractors marched through Vitoria-Gasteiz last Wednesday demanding fair prices for their products, giving priority to local products, the halt of agricultural and energy macro projects and measures to prevent the first Alava sector is dying out.
During the meeting, a spokesperson for those present, Julen Martínez de Santos, emphasized that the sector “is coming out with great force and that people do not want to stop” their protests.
He recalled that the primary sector is in a “complicated” situation because, among other things, the law of the food chain is not respected, costs continue to rise and product prices do not, “and also unfortunately today we are “They treat them like criminals And we’re not going to allow that.”
Together with the Alava farmers, about twenty members of the Euskal Herria Bizirik collective have also gathered in front of Parliament to protest against the approval in the House of the Energy Transition and Climate Change Act. The protest received the support of the Álava Agricultural and Livestock Union (UAGA).
Source: EITB
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