German farmers began protests today, Monday, under the slogan "Never bite the hand that feeds you," which will last for a whole week due to the governmental cuts planned for agricultural support. Farming associations in several German states intend to organize events aimed at disrupting traffic across Germany, with expected varying impacts of the protests from region to region. German farmers are feeling discontent with the government's plan to reduce agricultural support, including fuel subsidies used in the sector, although the government has already withdrawn some of the subsidy cuts. The planned protests aim to ensure that the government retracts its subsidy reduction plans.
These cuts were part of a package of measures aimed at closing a multi-billion euro gap in the government budget, following a historic ruling by the Supreme Court at the end of last year, which caused chaos in the financial plans of the ruling coalition.
