Farmer protests in Germany

blue5000

Farmers in Germany have blocked up parts of Berlin in protest over tax changes to agricultural and forestry machinery. Not a lot on media about it, I only saw it on tiktok.

Danny healy ray

German economy is in a bad way war in Ukraine is taken its toll and no end in sight unfortunately

Lime Tree Farm

I think it's the introduction of tax on green diesel.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/12/18/angry-german-farmers-drive-their-tractors-to-berlin-over-diesel-tax&ved=2ahUKEwjL-43jppyDAxUpTUEAHYInBO4QFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3r5I09RobAarmJGNyjINVk

alps

All over European News

https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/12/18/angry-german-farmers-drive-their-tractors-to-berlin-over-diesel-tax

carroljackson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121515772#Comment_121515772

On the other hand, because of its farms, the EU wants Ukraine. The German farmers will only have themselves to blame for failing to innovate and hide behind the German Workers Council when they invest billions to quickly modernize it.

MakersMark

Another example of the Greems killing the German economy..

They shut down the perfectly safe Nuclear Stations, just to then buy more gas and oil from the murderous Putin regime.

kevthegaff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058327610/farmer-protests-in-germany

No harm might deter our own crew from any ideas.