“Freedom of movement of goods is fundamental and one of the fundamental principles in Europe,” Guindos said in an interview with RNE compiled by Europa Press regarding the situation in France. he emphasized.
In this sense, the ECB vice president showed that he understands the complaints that French farmers may voice regarding the withdrawal of support measures during the energy crisis.
“I understand everyone’s complaints, but logically Freedom of movement of goods is a fundamental principle “The foundation of the European Union is based on this,” he summarized.
The National Federation of Agricultural Exploitation Associations (FNSEA) and the association of Young Farmers of the Greater Paris Basin announced this Sunday that access to Paris has been blocked “for an indefinite period”, starting from 14:00 on Monday, January 29.
Clément Torpier, President of the Young Farmers of the Ile-de-France region, told the network that farmers from 19 regions will be positioned at seven blocking points on the roads around the capital, accessing Paris. . “All of these will be organized on the strategic axes of the highways in a safe and respectful way.”
FDSEA Oise president Régis Desrumaux acknowledged this “We will hold families hostage.” “We will prevent people from going to work. We will prevent people from making appointments. It is sad, we all have families, it hurts, but unfortunately we have to do this,” he defended.
Maxime Buizard, Young Farmers’ national executive, explained on Saturday that his aim was “for no truck to provide the capital and for us to hold on as long as it takes so that the scarcity is felt and our voices are heard.”
Germany will recover
On the other hand, the Vice President of the European Central Bank expressed his confidence that Germany, the largest economy of the euro zone, which closed 2023 with a 0.3 percent contraction, will “move forward” even though it has to undertake some restructuring processes. Including reducing dependence on Russian energy.
Same way, He stated that Germany has a production-based model and in exports, especially to China, which has an impact on the situation of the Asian giant and the slowdown in global trade growth.
“I believe the German economy will move forward. It needs to carry out some restructuring processes, reduce this dependence and move towards a more services and less manufacturing economy,” he said.