Marching since the early hours of dawn to guard the A2 motorway junction of Falerna: dozens of tractors have reached the town of Lametino to continue the protest against the expensive fuel and the high costs of managing their activities. A protest which, although it has not blocked access to the motorway, is causing traffic disruption and queues of cars. At the moment, some of the demonstrators are guarding the junction, under the supervision of the police, while another part has moved towards the entrance that leads to the A2 from State Highway 18. The demonstrators are displaying signs with the words “The Calabria that produces does not give up”. Among the promoters of the protest, the Territory and Agriculture Movement. According to what was reported by the organizers, some passages are left free to allow the passage of vehicles, especially for emergencies. The protest will continue in the next few hours.
Meanwhile, from Friday 16 October, 4 fixed facilities will become operational in Calabria, identified in the logistical nodes of the Port of Gioia Tauro, the Lamezia Terme Airport Area, the roundabout of the San Marco Argentano airport and the fuel depot area in Vibo Marina. This was announced by the promoting committee – National Popular Movement – of the protest against the high cost of fuel and the increase in costs for farmers.
«The initiative – we read in a note – will further increase in level from 21 October, the date on which a joint blocking action will be triggered together with the hauliers sector, whose operational coordination will be detailed in the territorial technical tables. After the demonstration in Cosenza, – the note concludes – the National Popular Movement will continue its mobilization with the demonstration on 27 October in Rome”.