Farmers are against the government’s planned tax increases.
German farmers in Schlüttsiel successfully blockaded German Economic Minister Robert Habeck’s (Greens) ferry last night as he was returning from vacation, with the move making headline news across the country.
Politicians from the Greens have reacted with fury to farmers in Schleswig-Holstein preventing Habeck (Greens) from leaving the ferry, with Agriculture Minister Özdemir describing them as “radicals” and “fanatics” who dream of overthrowing the government.
Habeck, along with the rest of the federal government, is pushing forward radical proposals to cut subsidies for farmers and increase taxes, which have prompted protests around the nation.
🇩🇪 ALL EYES ON GERMANY
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) January 3, 2024
I’ll be traveling to Berlin next week as the German Farmers have announced that they will launch a protest “larger than the country has ever seen before” on Monday, January 8.
Multiple farmers' associations, the train drivers’ union and the trucking… pic.twitter.com/xDxttAbeqq