Protests

Controversial A69 motorway in doubt as court assesses environmental impact

A new call for cancellation of the environmental approval could halt the project

Protesting farmers threaten to block roads, food deliveries in France

Demonstrations are set to continue into next week

French farmer protests: Interior minister says road blocks will not be tolerated

Major unions are demonstrating against the Mercosur trade deal in a bid to pressure the government to provide more support

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Latest update on farmer protests across France

Farming unions are planning further action from next week, including the blocking of food freight

Environmentalists condemn Paris-Toulouse train route preparations

Around 150 large trees were cut down as part of work on the highly controversial LGV service

All horse races cancelled in France as sector protests potential new betting law

‘This is a powerful and symbolic move…a sacrifice of €2.5m to show our determination to the government,’ said union president ahead of a march in Paris

Farmers threaten to ‘block country’ in further mass disruption

‘It's time for the agricultural revolt’ in November, one union says as it threatens to blockade train freight

Farmers step up protest action in south-west France

Farmer protest placards include the slogan: ‘Those who feed you are dying of hunger’

When and why are French farmers threatening new national protests

Not all unions are in agreement with proposed action

Farmer protests intensify in south-west France

Farmers say they are ‘fed up of empty promises’ and worried how they and future generations will survive

Farmers plan more motorway blockades, claims French protest leader

Protesters may also block border crossings across EU in November, paralysing trade in bloc

Bordeaux-Toulouse rail project: Prefecture bans weekend protests

Environmental protesters say the demonstrations against the high-speed train projects will still take place

Environmental protesters block cruise ships from Marseille port

The protest forced at least three cruise ships and a ferry to wait at sea outside the port

Protests in Brittany over high number of second homes and Airbnbs

A collective is denouncing the ‘active, aggressive promotion of second homes’ which represent 70% of properties in some communes

Thousands protest against far right, French unions call for more demos

‘Our Republic and our democracy are in danger’, say the unions

Lidl’s €1.89 bottles of Bordeaux spark protests in south-west France

On same day French farmers block motorway to Spain and say action will continue if demands not met

French farmers say there will be more protests in next two weeks

Last motorway roadblock ends but union says ‘our anger is still smouldering’

SEE: Tensions flare as Macron tries to defuse French farmer protests

The president offered two new concessions during his embattled visit to the Paris Agricultural Show

French farmer protests restart: what is happening where?

Pressure mounts for solutions to calm the situation before the Paris International Agricultural Show starts this weekend

French farmers block supermarket deliveries in south-west

Threat of roadblocks returns amid claims of government ‘inaction’ in lead up to Paris agricultural show

Depot blockades and fuel shortages in Brittany - latest info

Workers angry over return of diesel tax are preventing shipments leaving fuel depots

French farmers stage new protests around banks in south-west France

Tractors are dumping manure outside sites. Union claims the government is too slow to advance concessions

Greta Thunberg at protest against new motorway in south-west France

The Swedish activist called the project ‘absolute madness’

Will farmer roadblocks return? French union angered by lack of action

The president of the union has said he has ‘not ruled out’ future blockades

French farmer roadblocks start to end - but not all

Unions call off action after extra concessions from the government. €400m in aid has been pledged in total

What is France's EGalim law and why does it matter to farmers?

Food prices in supermarkets and the environment are affected

Which supermarket foods are running low due to French farmer protest?

Shops and restaurants face delivery delays in some areas

Travel disrupted around France as farmers blockade Paris and Lyon

The government response stiffens as 15,000 police are deployed to protect the capital

Taxis, lorry drivers: will other workers join French farmer protests?

Several unions have voiced their support for the movement, raising fears that it could spread to other sectors

Where are French farmers' roadblocks now and what about the weekend?

Two major motorways between Lyon to Spain are shut for 400km as unions call for a ‘blockade of Paris’

SEE: support for French farmer protests higher than for gilets jaunes

Around 9 out of 10 people polled are sympathetic to the movement

Which roads are farmers blocking in France? Are ports affected?

Up to 85 departments will be impacted on January 26

Farmers block several French motorways as protests spread

‘All departments’ are now concerned by the protest over regulations

Why French village and town road signs are being turned upside down

The upside-down signs first appeared in Tarn, Occitanie, and have spread nationally, but it is in Brittany that they are most visible

182,000 march against antisemitism across France

This is the largest such demonstration for more than three decades

Green news France: €110m for hedgerows, marine protection for Nice

The government will also create a specialist team to dismantle and prevent environmental protest camps

Explainer: What is a ZAD land zone and where are they in France?

We look at France’s ‘Zones à défendre’ environmental protest sites (present and past) and their aims

Protestors removed from A69 motorway project site in south-west France

Police removed environmentalists before they could set up an ‘occupation zone’

Controversial new motorway project resumes in southwest France

The transport minister said the majority of local ministers are still in favour of the project, despite significant protests from environmental campaigners

Support for woman prosecuted for walking topless in street in France

She said she was only doing what ‘half of men do’ and that she was overheating. A woman previously prosecuted for doing the same said the current law is unfair

France’s summer sales period extended to help shops recover from riots

It comes after hundreds of shops were damaged in the riots that erupted across France last week

Business, tourism, transport: What is cost of France’s recent riots?

The past few days have seen riots and looting after a police officer was charged with the killing of a 17-year-old driver in the suburbs of Paris

This is why sirens were heard across France at noon on Monday

They are normally tested on the first Wednesday of each month, but today was exceptional

Eco activists write on French golf course to denounce ‘water hoarding’

The golf course said it was following drought restrictions ‘to the letter’

French homeowners challenge ‘pay per bag’ waste charge

Residents are preparing a legal challenge to a new waste collection charge that, they say, penalises the elderly and people with disabilities

Anger as French ecologists deflate hundreds of SUV tyres in Toulouse

Activists say they want a ban on sports utility vehicles because they are bad for the climate

Legal bid launched to put brakes on controversial new French motorway

Ten organisations have clubbed together to file a complaint over the construction of the A69 between Toulouse and Castres

France-Italy train tunnel: How is the Lyon-Turin project progressing?

Our look at the project comes as protests are set to be held this weekend over the environmental impact of the tunnel

We failed to reverse controversial pension reforms, say French unions

But unions insist they are ‘not turning the page’ on the reforms, despite not announcing any new protest or strike dates

France’s pension reform strikes: Are they over now?

As turnout dwindles, protesters and union bosses appear to be in disagreement about how to oppose the government’s pension reforms

Protesters dispersed as diggers begin work on new French motorway

Construction of the A69 Toulouse and Castres road is very controversial

Protests intensify over plans for French motorway extensions

The French Transport Minister has announced all new motorway projects will be reviewed, as environmental activists block traffic in Normandy

France plans to better protect officials after arson at mayor’s home

The new proposals are in response to the resignation of Yannick Morez as mayor of a French town after an arson attack at his home

Marseille residents take port to court over cruise ship pollution

They say a 10-year campaign highlighting serious health problems in the French city has not hastened switch to cleaner power

Far-right cause cancellation of US organist’s concert in France

Protesters from the religious nationalist group Civitas claimed the concert in Brittany was ‘intolerably profane’

French mayor quits over fire at his home linked to asylum hub support

It prompted French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne to say her government wants to “better protect” such officials

New UK-France ferry, short air route row: 8 French travel updates

Plus rural train woes, Montpellier airport in a push to reduce its carbon footprint and free rail passes

Road jams as protestors block Normandy motorway over extension plan

Hundreds of ecologists blocked the road and others near Rouen. They also took action in nearby forests to hinder the destruction of trees required by the plans