Inconvenience for motorists and commuters at the Passovecchio roundabout which connects the State Road 106 with the 107 Silana-Crotonese near the northern districts of Crotone. The tractors of farmers have returned near the important road junction and have also taken to the streets in the Crotone area to demonstrate against high fuel prices and to demand more attention for the category affected by the crisis. Traffic police and carabinieri are monitoring the protest promoted at a local level by the Crotone farmers group. Traffic suffered severe slowdowns with cars and buses passing through with difficulty.
The protest of farmers and other categories over the high cost of fuel is also multiplying in Calabria. In addition to the road block in Crotone, further inconveniences were recorded near the Pizzo and Firmo-Sibari junction of the A2 Mediterranean motorway. In the province of Cosenza, after a procession of agricultural vehicles and trucks, the police prevented the blocking of the motorway, where, however, a garrison remains. Here too, the protesters complain about the excessive cost of fuel and the risk of paralysis for the agricultural and road transport sectors. The situation is constantly monitored by the police.
Confimprenditori: “Price cap is just a first starting point”
“We share the protest of Calabrian farmers, Sicilian hauliers and fishing boats. We were the first association to ask for a fair price cap on fuel. After weeks, Eni has accepted our proposal, but it is not enough: the price is still too high. The current price cap must only be a first starting point”. Thus the president of Confimprenditori, Stefano Ruvolo.
“For most businesses, even so, the cost of fuel is unsustainable. Transport, fishing and agriculture run the risk of paying a very high price: if immediate action is not taken, entire sectors will face bankruptcy. The Government – he added – must intervene immediately. We have demonstrated that our proposal of a price cap of 1.90 euros for petrol and 1.95 euros for diesel is sustainable. While we waste time with useless plaudits, small businesses are going bankrupt. We need a structural response. We are available to bring our studies to the Government: lowering the price is possible, we just need political will”, concluded Ruvolo.