1. Farmers’ Protest
Farmer protests erupted suddenly and around the world. To
much regret, farmers are protesting against agricultural policies
all over Europe. Europe's farmers are protesting against low
wages, uncontrolled transit of produce, excessive bureaucracy
and the like. As far as I know, farmers' protests have affected
France, Germany, Romania, Poland, Greece,Netherlands and
Moldova. So it follows that French anger is shared by farm
workers in many countries.Farmers are holding rallies in
Germany to protest against the German government's plans to
cut diesel subsidies and remove tax breaks, and to seek a
political reorientation. If this does not happen, farmers are even
ready to demand a change of government. Moldovan farmers
also stepped up their two-week protest at the end of 2023,
staging a tractor march through the streets of Chisinau and
paralysing traffic in the capital. Moldovan farmers demanded
that the government impose a moratorium on bank loan
repayments after the new dry year. However, even after meeting
with the president, the farmers did not achieve the desired
results and remained dissatisfied with the government. Polish
farmers were also against the reduction of their production, and
the Polish government wants to sign an agreement with Ukraine
on the transit of agricultural products in order to protect the
interests of Polish farmers from the uncontrolled influx of
products from Ukraine. In Moldova, many Ukrainian products are
also sold in shops, despite the fact that the label on the box or
package is translated into Romanian, but they were produced in
Ukraine. In Romania, farmers and hauliers do not give up their
demands, continuing to block the roads and they are also
dissatisfied with the measures announced by the government.
Dissatisfaction and protests of the French are shared by
agricultural workers in many countries, and here we can see the
most global problem absolutely everywhere - the government
does not hear its citizens or simply does not want to listen to
them. In my opinion, if this problem has spread to a number of
countries, it becomes a global problem that needs to be
addressed immediately. Protests will continue to grow and
spread across Europe until the government fulfils all the
demands and farmers will continue to protest until they get the
desired results from the authorities. For instance, the farmers of
France do not stop protesting despite the promise of the
authorities to solve the problems of the agricultural sector. I
think that in this situation the first thing that the government of
each country should do is to think about its people and economy,
to compromise and fulfil at least some demands in order to
temporarily resolve the conflict. Perhaps one way out of this
problem is to import the categories of goods that suffer the most.
Another way out may also be to increase salaries, as this is a
serious problem in many countries. The percentage of inflation
continues to rise, expenses exceed income, so wages must rise
along with the increase in prices. In conclusion, I think that the
forecasts will be disappointing and the protests will continue, as
all that is clear so far is that the government itself is confused
and does not know how to act and is powerless to stop the
spread of the protests.