In Berlin, farmers continue to protest against the cuts in agricultural subsidies, arriving from all over the country with their equipment. The streets of the German capital are crowded with thousands of tractors. This is reported by DW.
It is noted that the protesters began to come from all over the country on Sunday evening, January 14, and continue to arrive at the protest site.
A total of about 5,000 tractors and other agricultural machinery, as well as about 10,000 protesters are expected to take part in the event.
The reason for the protests is the German government's decision to cancel tax incentives for diesel for agricultural machinery. Farmers are demanding that all their existing privileges be preserved.
The protesters' vehicles carry posters opposing the abolition of the subsidies and expressing broad complaints about the government, such as "theft," "nepotism," and "war-mongering."
Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democrats also plans to speak at the protest in Berlin.
At the same time, protests are planned in several other German cities. The leaders of the coalition parties - SDPN, the Greens and the Free Democrats - invited representatives of farmers' organizations to discuss the issue.
A large-scale farmers' protest in Germany: Thousands of tractors descend on Berlin
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A large-scale farmers' protest in Germany: Thousands of tractors descend on Berlin
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In Berlin, farmers continue to protest against the cuts in agricultural subsidies, arriving from all over the country with their equipment. The streets of the German capital are crowded with thousands of tractors. This is reported by DW.
It is noted that the protesters began to come from all over the country on Sunday evening, January 14, and continue to arrive at the protest site.
A total of about 5,000 tractors and other agricultural machinery, as well as about 10,000 protesters are expected to take part in the event.
The reason for the protests is the German government's decision to cancel tax incentives for diesel for agricultural machinery. Farmers are demanding that all their existing privileges be preserved.
The protesters' vehicles carry posters opposing the abolition of the subsidies and expressing broad complaints about the government, such as "theft," "nepotism," and "war-mongering."
Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democrats also plans to speak at the protest in Berlin.
At the same time, protests are planned in several other German cities. The leaders of the coalition parties - SDPN, the Greens and the Free Democrats - invited representatives of farmers' organizations to discuss the issue.