FARMER ACTIONS IN EUROPE Engin Erkiner
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Farmers' protests first in Germany It started in . Thousands of farmers demonstrated by blocking the roads with tractors in different cities. In the context of savings measures, the government abolished the subsidy on diesel used by farmers. As a result of the demonstrations, less subsidy was accepted, but the demonstrations continued and the government had to make concessions again.
Then France and The actions in Belgium have arrived. Farmers who landed in Paris and Brussels with their tractors demanded that agricultural incomes be increased. Finally, a farmers' protest took place in Spain.
The common demand of farmers, which does not vary by country, is the agricultural products purchased by the European Commission on the grounds of protecting the environment. The use of pesticides was banned. As a result of the protests, the Commission withdrew the law. Farmer protests may also come to the fore in other countries.What conclusions can be drawn from these actions?
First; For at least 40 years, workers have not taken action across Europe, nor have they supported the actions taken. Workers' actions are limited to one country, there is the European Trade Union Union but there is no solidarity action, let alone joint action across the continent. In previous years, ATTAC also had actions throughout Europe.
Second; In our country, we talk about "politics being done on the street" and that is enough to talk about.
Farmers showed how politics can be done on the street. As a result of their actions, government measures were withdrawn both in countries such as Germanyand throughout the European Unionthey got what they wanted. There are European Parliament elections at the end of June. In countries such as France and Spain, where agriculture is important in the economy, farmers' actions are for all parties.is important. In Germany, the prevalence of the protests was a warning for all parties. Farmers did not include far-right groups that claimed to support their actions.
Another example of politics on the streets took place regarding racism and xenophobia.
Protests against AfD continue in different cities of Germany. AfD's youth organization was identified as far-right and by the Organization for the Protection of the Constitution The AfD filed a lawsuit in Cologne against the surveillance decision and lost. The court found that this youth organization, in addition to being hostile to Islam, also attacks German citizens against their origins.he stated that it violated human rights by dividing people according to It must have been German for at least three generations These are also called Biodeutsch (pure German) among Germans. If there were no widespread and intense demonstrations, such a decision might not have been made by the court, additional as the CDU would not have to declare once again that there would be absolutely no cooperation with the AfD.
