Farmers demand, among other things, the payment of all outstanding debts and the payment of one-time support in the amount of 300 euros per hectare for all spring crops and fruits due to the consequences of drought and frost.
The reason for the arrest is an incident at a protest in Novi Sad, when farmers were provoked by two men on two occasions
Farmers are demanding a one-time support payment of 300 euros per hectare and the abolition of excise duty on diesel. But that's not all. There was a record number of tractors at the warning protest in Novi Sad
"It should be borne in mind that Serbia has hundreds of thousands of tractors. The fact that they will appear is irrelevant, that we don't bid for 20, 50, 100 or 200 - that does not mean that the situation is bad," said Glamočić
The Initiative for the Survival of Serbian Farmers (IZOPS) announced that on Monday, September 15, around 12:XNUMX, they are starting a warning protest and that farmers across Serbia will take to the streets
Problems in agriculture are piling up, and the state sometimes tries unsuccessfully to help with subsidies, even though the market for agricultural products is "burdened with cartel and monopolistic behavior." If they do not receive aid of 300 euros per hectare, the farmers announce a protest
Due to increasingly frequent and devastating weather disasters, Serbian agriculture is facing serious consequences. One of the most severely affected fruit crops this season is the raspberry - a fruit that Serbia has been known for for years. Will raspberries be available on the domestic market this year, and if so - at what price?
Instead of the expected meeting with the Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamočić, representatives of the Association of Farmers "Stig" were invited to the Security and Information Agency for an interview.
Many believe that the new Minister of Agriculture, Dragan Glamočić, will not be successful because he was in that position in 2013 and 2014, and now he came from the position of advisor to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and they expected him, as a professor of agriculture, to have an influence on agrarian policy.
Although the big April frost was announced, none of the farmers were prepared for a temperature of eight degrees below zero. Stone fruits such as apricots are the most affected by frost. "There will be no fruit this year," farmer Dragan Kleut told Vreme
"We are here and we will stay here to fight for our rights, there is no retreat before anyone," said those camping in Pionirski Park.
Farmers from all over Serbia, together with students, are coming with tractors to the protest announced for Saturday, March 15 in Belgrade. In the meantime, information appeared that farmers who support the regime will use tractors to block the approaches to Belgrade, and that 70 of them are already parked in the old halls of the IMT
"We have various information about them, that they will come out to block the road for people who will come to the protest on March 15," says a farmer from the association of Novoseljanskli paora
Before the big protest in Belgrade on March 15, Andrej Vučić is allegedly recruiting farmers to block the approaches to Belgrade with tractors
Farmers from Bogatić went to the agricultural fair where modern mechanization was presented, to show how they cultivate the fields. There was a push with the Gendarmerie
After almost a month of protest and blockade of the municipal building, farmers from Rača achieved their goal - the municipality accepted their request, and the property tax was returned to last year's level
Milk producers in the Raško and Moravički districts began blocking roads due to the drop in the price of milk and support for students
In Crno Bara, Bogatić municipality, members of the BIA conducted a search of a farmer's house this morning, allegedly in connection with the felling of a tree on Prime Minister Vučević's road. There is no official information about the reason for the action, while a large number of farmers gathered in front of the house to support their colleague
Protests by students and citizens continued with the announcement by farmers that they will stay in Novi Sad with their tractors until February 1, when a large protest is planned
The Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS) informed farmers that on January 27, the regulation according to which they are entitled to a preferential diesel price of RSD 179 per liter will expire.
The initiative for the survival of farmers organized the cooking of stew for students in the blockade of Novi Sad faculties
Without the slightest desire to predict the political future of Aleksandar Vučić, I can only note the huge need for presence in the media, from which it is possible to draw a logical conclusion that the President perceives his political life exclusively through the media
The Ministry of Agriculture claims that it will reconsider the appeals regarding the passive status of Zlatko Kokanović and Predrag Veljković's farms. Farmers demand the dismissal of the entire top of the Ministry and Prime Minister Vučević, while the authorities deny their problems
Farmers' associations will hold meetings on Wednesday where it will be decided how and where blockades will be organized if the government does not meet their demands. For now, it is known that the blockades will begin at 11.52:XNUMX, when the gatherings in memory of the victims of the Novi Sad tragedy
Farmers demand the replacement of the entire top of the Ministry of Agriculture headed by Minister Aleksandar Martinović, the Parliamentary Committee for Agriculture headed by Marijan Risticevic and Prime Minister Miloš Vučević. What problems do they have?
Farmers of several associations blocked the road with 170 tractors on Friday morning as a sign of protest against the state and non-respect of the promised and agreed upon from July this year
Several farmers' associations announced a protest across Serbia after the Ministry of Agriculture's decision to reduce subsidies
