Tractors return to the road this Monday and will cut Biriatu for 24 hours

The agenda of countryside protests resumes this Monday in a coordinated state action by independent platforms that emerged in the heat of the tractor movements at the beginning of the year, and with the focus on the policies that come from the European Union (EU).

The organizers have announced traffic cuts at up to eight points on the border between Spain and France. In Euskal herria, Biriatu will be the hot spotand significant traffic disruptions are expected there.

The action will start at 10:00 a.m. on Monday simultaneously at the eight border points and will continue for 24 hours, until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesdayalthough it is not ruled out that the mobilization could become indefinite.

According to the Director of Traffic of the Basque Government, Estibaliz Olabarri, “it is going to be a complicated day on the roads of Gipuzkoa, in the area around the muga. Therefore, while the protest lasts We recommend that all types of vehicles avoid traveling towards the borderin the direction of Lapurdi, both on the AP-8 and on alternative roads, to avoid collapsing them.”

Personnel from Bidegi and the Territorial Traffic Unit of the Ertzaintza in Gipuzkoa will monitor and take security measures to minimize the effects on traffic.

Likewise, the Basque Government will provide information through the PMV (Variable Message Panels), the website www.trafikoa.euskadi.eus, at X @trafikoaEJGV and by calling 011 (24-hour service).

As an exceptional measure, the transport of goods today has permission to circulate on the roads of the Basque Autonomous Community, with the aim of avoiding traffic jams on Monday, June 3.

The tractors will begin to approach Biriatu this Sunday afternoon. However, they have clarified that they will circulate without the intention of impeding traffic.

The organizers have explained that the protest has been made to coincide with the week in which the elections to the European Parliament will be held.

Therefore, the action planned for Monday will focus on requesting more control of imported products, priority for local productions, and tax reductions for food production, among others.