Demonstration - Unusual protest by farmers against traffic light plans
A village sign turned upside down with a working shoe hanging down: farmers in Winterlingen(Zollernalb district) have set a sign of protest against the planned cuts in subsidies for farmers by the traffic light coalition. This form of resistance by French rural youth in Alsace has been adopted in Germany, said Christian Coenen from the organization "Land Schafft Verbindung". This had encouraged people to take it up here too. It was a silent protest to draw attention to the concerns of agriculture.
Signs were also repurposed in the same way in other places in the southwest. Sometimes rubber boots were also attached, with a cross underneath, over which a high-visibility vest was sometimes put. Several media outlets initially reported on this.
The German government wants to cut tax breaks for farmers on agricultural diesel and vehicle tax in order to plug holes in the budget. Farmers have been demonstrating against the plans for days, sometimes causing traffic disruptions.
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- The farmers in Zollernalbkreis, Germany, are using a method of peaceful protest inherited from French rural youth in Alsace, which involves turning place name signs upside down and hanging shoes or rubber boots from them, as a way to express their concerns about the proposed subsidy cuts by the traffic light coalition.
- The agrarian sector in Baden-Württemberg has joined the demonstrations against the government's plans to eliminate tax breaks for farmers using agricultural diesel and vehicle tax.
- The upside-down village signs with shoes or rubber boots hanging from them have been spotted in various locations across the southwest of Germany, sparking media attention and encouraging more demonstrations.
- The traffic light coalition's subsidy cuts have led to protests in both Zollernalbkreis and other regions, prompting concerns within the agrarian community and leading to calls for alternative solutions to address the budget deficit.
Source: www.stern.de
