A new farmers’ movement is seeking reimbursement for their produce. A decrease in the protection of cheap imports has caused farmers to protest and block roads with their tractors. While some of the barricades were gradually being lifted on Saturday, highway operator Vinci Autoroutes said, “The A7, a major highway heading through southern France and into Spain, was still closed.”
Despite this, Vinci Autoroutes noted that the blockades on two highways leading to Paris have been removed. The highway from Lyon, in eastern France, to Bordeaux, in the southwest, also reopened on Saturday, the company said in a statement. All major roads are looking to reopen shortly with only small roads being blocked.
