"Back on the barricades I think most of us in France were expecting the final week before Christmas to be dominated by (more) budget debates. They're still going on - the most likely outcome seems to be that PM Sebastien Lecornu will ask parliament to grant an extension so that talks around the second part of the budget can continue into next year."
"I am referring to the contagious cattle virus known as Lumpy Skin Disease - this has been present in France since the summer and dozens of farmers have faced the devastating blow of having their entire herds culled. But it was one planned cull at a farm in Ariege last Friday which sparked a protest and roadblock that have now spread to become a national movement"
"Within a week they had secured a meeting with the prime minister as the government spokesman commented that roadblocks over Christmas "would not be tolerated". So how did this one action lead to such a mass movement? In the words of one farmer it was la goutte d'eau qui fait deborder le vase (the drop of water that overflowed the vase)."
Farmers across France have mounted widespread protests and motorway blockades after planned culls intended to contain Lumpy Skin Disease. The contagious cattle virus has been present since the summer and has led to entire herds being culled. A planned cull in Ariege last Friday sparked protests that spread nationally, especially in the south-west, disrupting transport and prompting farmers to secure a meeting with the prime minister. Budget debates continue, with PM Sebastien Lecornu likely to seek a parliamentary extension for the second part of the budget. Coverage also notes Nicolas Sarkozy's prison diaries and commentary about an unexpected presidential front-runner.
Read at www.thelocal.fr
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