Farmers and ranchers on both sides of the Muga plan to shut down goods traffic from 10 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
The protest that several associations of farmers and ranchers from Hegoalde and Iparralde are going to hold this Monday in the Biriatu muga is already causing slow traffic and delays of several kilometers on the roads of Gipuzkoa and Navarra, as reported by the government security service. Basque.
In concrete terms, the greatest traffic impacts occur on the A-15 in Astigarraga in the direction of Donostia/San Sebastián, as well as on the N-121-A, in the area near Irun. Tractors also affect circulation on GI-40 and GI-41 in Martutene.
The protests have been called by various agricultural associations to which they have joined agricultural organizations of Álava, Gipuzkoa and NavarraAttack, Bagea and Platform 6F, respectively.
It will be a… Cut 24 hourswhich starts simultaneously at 10 a.m. and for which they have the relevant authorizations.
It will mainly affect the passage of trucksIt is therefore expected that the demonstrators will give priority to other types of vehicles, such as cars or emergency services.
Organizers have explained that the protest coincides with the week in which the European Parliament elections will take place. Their main demands include asking for greater control over imported products, priority for local production and tax cuts for food production.
They also demand “greater food safety for products entering Europe and their regulation through mirror clauses while improving food chain regulation and applying a European law of preference for local products.”
Source: EITB
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