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Protesting Farmers In France Lift Roadblocks As Standoff Eases

France's government offered a slew of new concessions to farmers after tractor blockades across the country (Credit: AFP)

France's agriculture minister said Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads nationwide was over, as protesters began lifting roadblocks following government promises of cash and eased regulation.

In some of the angriest protests that have spread across Europe over the past week, French farmers have been out in force for more than a week, using tractors to block key roads into Paris and other major highways nationwide.

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