French farmers are angry because it is becoming more difficult to live. They are blocking roads around Paris. Energy and food are more expensive. The French government is not protecting farmers from cheaper food coming from Eastern Europe. Farmers are also angry because they have more paperwork.
Farmers' tractors stopped traffic going in and out of Paris. One farmer said: "We've come to defend French agriculture." Another farmer said: "Parisians are going to be hungry." Farmers had messages that said: "The end of us would mean famine for you." A farmers union said the government must find an answer.
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Siege of Paris - Level 1, Siege of Paris - Level 2 or Siege of Paris - Level 3
Sources- https://www.foxnews.com/world/protesting-french-farmers-plan-siege-capital-paris-rejecting-government-concessions
- https://thehill.com/policy/international/4436517-french-farmers-blockade-paris-in-heated-protest/
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/29/french-farmers-block-major-motorways-around-paris-as-dispute-escalates
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