The assembly of farmers decided to abandon the roads in Alt Empordà, one of the last active protest points, hours after meeting with the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa. The primary sector demanded a public commitment from the president to champion their demands both in Madrid and before the European Union.
The protest, which began in the early hours of Wednesday to Thursday, consisted of an “indefinite cut” of the main truck route between Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, using tractors, trailers, straw bales, and manure. Farmers prepared for a long stay, working in shifts and using the pavilion offered by the Bàscara Town Council for showering and sleeping.
The main grievance focused on European agricultural policy, especially the planned cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and, crucially, the recently signed free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
“"It plays with food safety because it will allow the massive entry of agricultural and livestock products produced with elements and standards that are prohibited here."
Although the N-II was reopened to passenger cars on Thursday morning, the AP-7 remained blocked, causing significant congestion and diverting traffic to alternative routes like the N-260 and secondary roads, resulting in unusual images of trailers driving through Figueres.
