08:47 am | Farmers’ first interim assessment: Protest is going according to plan
The “Land creates connection” association is satisfied with the start of the protest actions. Co-organizer Paul Kompe told MDR SACHSEN that there were no serious problems. Many people would sympathize with the farmers. Kompe said that based on his observations, many workers had found alternative routes or traveled to work earlier. “That’s exactly why we informed people early on.”
8:40 a.m. | Disabilities caused by spontaneous demonstrations in Vogtland
In Vogtland, several unregistered protests are currently causing disruption. The B94s are among those affected Rodewisch as well as county roads in Lengenfeld, Oberpirk and Oelsnitz . Jens Mittenzwei from the district’s assembly authority says: “If there is a spontaneous meeting, we will evaluate this meeting together with the police and impose conditions or denials accordingly.” However, passers-by should still expect that there may be restrictions.
Depending on the situation, anyone who initiates illegal protests should expect charges of interference with road traffic or coercion, it said.
08:31 am | Erzgebirgsklinikum operates without restrictions
There are no restrictions at the Erzgebirgsklinikum locations as a result of the farmers’ protests. Managing director Marcel Koch told MDR SACHSEN: “The situation is good, our hospitals are fully operational.” All employees were allowed through. Many employees also came to work earlier to avoid blockages. “Some brought their children with them for emergency care because they would otherwise not have been taken care of,” said Koch. A critical phase could threaten when the shift change takes place at midday.
4,000 employees have to come to the hospital’s hospitals every day, so there was concern that there could have been problems with the early shift.
08:21 am | No total blockade at the Bärenstein border crossing
The police in Chemnitz contradicts reports that the border crossing to the Czech Republic in Bärenstein was illegally cordoned off with tape. A police spokeswoman told MDR SACHSEN that there was no total blockade. The border crossing could be used in consultation between protest organizers and local police officers.
07:36 am | Elbe bridges in Meißen blocked – city traffic massively overloaded
The Elbe bridges in Meissen are closed, the city traffic here is massively overloaded, reports the MDR traffic service. There are also currently long traffic jams on the federal highways around Chemnitz and Zschopau, as well as around Olbernhau and Marienberg. Because of the blocked A14 exits around Leipzig, there are long waiting times at Delitzsch, Krostitz as well as Taucha and Wurzen.
07:07 am | Chemnitz Greens call for objective dialogue
The Greens in Chemnitz expressed understanding “for the justified criticism of farmers of the agricultural policy of the last few years”. At the same time, Joseph Israel, chairman of Bündnis90/Die Grünen Chemnitz, expressed “great concern about the proportionality and legitimacy of these protests.” Inciting, anti-human slogans or actions have no place at a peaceful protest and should under no circumstances be tolerated. The Greens in Chemnitz demand “to be able to discuss objectively about good conditions for future agriculture.”
In Saxony and the federal government, the agricultural departments are currently headed by ministers from the Green Party.
06:47 am | Apparently a violation of the “farmer’s code” in Radeburg
Not all farmers seem to have read the “Farmers Code” written and distributed by the “Land Creates Connection” association before the start of the protest actions. In it, the organizers of the blockades formulated clear guidelines for their peaceful protest. Point 5 reads: “We firmly reject demo symbolism such as gallows, black flags or other symbols of extremist groups.” A participant in Radeburg However, at the start of the demo, he hung a doll on his tractor, which may have violated the farmers’ code.
“Land creates connection” formulates the following demands on politicians in the code: “The dismantling of benefits and subsidies can only be carried out if politicians protect our production from cheap imports and price dumping.” Currently, agriculture in Germany only works because the farmers unite a significant portion of their income through subsidies to generate.
06:30 am | Newspaper: Free travel for medical staff works
Apparently the farmers’ announcement to let nursing staff and medical staff drive past the blockades is working. As the “Freie Presse” reports, a doctor was allowed to pass easily at the Chemnitz-Mitte motorway junction after he had identified himself accordingly.
06:16 am | Saxony’s winegrowing association supports the farmers’ demands
In connection with the threatened loss of tax privileges for diesel fuel, Saxony’s winegrowers fully share the positions of the farmers’ associations and the German Wine Growers Association. This is what Felix Hößelbarth, CEO of the Saxony Wine Growers Association, says when asked by MDR SACHSEN. “We have provided our members with all the information from the Saxon State Farmers’ Association so that they can join in the actions.” As a small association, however, we will not initiate our own protests, explained Hößelbarth.
Contrary to the federal government’s original plans, the tax exemption for agricultural vehicles, which are primarily used on agricultural land, is to be retained for the time being.
06:06 am | Obstructions on federal and state highways
Not only the registered motorway entrances are affected by the farmers’ protests. How the police said, drivers and users of public buses and school buses must also expect temporary disruptions on numerous federal and state highways. Information about the current traffic situation is always available from the Jump traffic center: