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Farmers protest in France

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By mid-day online correspondent
Published Feb 02, 2024

The decision comes a day after the French government offered over 400 million euros in various measures meant to answer their grievances

On major highways around the French capital, protesters took down tents, cleaned up the road and set fire to straw bales that they were using as barricades

Convoys of tractors were leaving the sites in a peaceful and orderly manner amid a large police deployment meant to ensure the security of operations

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On Thursday, PM Gabriel Attal, whose earlier promises to address farmers` issues had failed to quell the French protests, announced a new set of measures

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the French government`s latest pledges to farmers meant that he had heard their concerns

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