
据媒体报道,周三数百名农民带着大约200台拖拉机、公交车及私人车辆走上巴塞罗那的街头,要求政府采取紧急措施来解决加泰罗尼亚农业部门面临的“结构性危机”。
Hundreds of farmers took to the streets of Barcelona on Wednesday with around 200 tractors, buses and private vehicles, demanding urgent measures to address a “structural crisis” in Catalonia’s agricultural sector, according to media reports.
此次抗议活动由农业工会“Unio de Pagesos”发起,该组织表示,共有来自加泰罗尼亚各地的1000多名农业从业者参与了此次示威活动。
The demonstration, called by the Unio de Pagesos agricultural union, brought together more than 1,000 agricultural professionals from across Catalonia, said the organization.
抗议者聚集在西班牙政府驻加泰罗尼亚代表团的门外,随后游行至加泰罗尼亚农业部及加泰罗尼亚政府所在地——帕劳·德拉·赫内拉利塔(Palau de la Generalitat)。
Protesters gathered outside the Spanish government’s delegation in Catalonia before marching toward the regional Agriculture Department and the Palau de la Generalitat, the seat of the Catalan government.
“我们决心坚持到底;是时候让政府认真对待这个问题了,”农业工会全国协调人拉奎尔·塞拉特(Raquel Serrat)表示。
“We are prepared not to slacken; it is time to say enough,” said Raquel Serrat, Unio de Pagesos national coordinator.
她指出,生产成本上升、农民收入减少以及近期发生的严重干旱是导致农业部门陷入困境的主要原因。
She cited rising production costs, falling payments to farmers and recent episodes of historic drought as factors pushing the sector “against the ropes.”
“农业和畜牧业不能再依赖临时性措施或一次性补贴;必须保障人民的基本粮食安全,”该工会强调。
Unio de Pagesos said agriculture and livestock farming could no longer rely on temporary measures and one-off subsidies, stressing that “basic food sovereignty must be guaranteed.”The union is seeking direct aid of up to €17,000 ($18,950) for professional agricultural holdings to offset the effects of the war in the Middle East.
工会要求政府为专业农业经营户提供最高1.7万欧元(1.895万美元)的援助,以缓解中东战争对当地农业造成的影响;同时呼吁西班牙中央政府降低农业柴油的税收、降低农业生产的增值税,并为灌溉用电制定专门的电价政策,同时免除农业机械的定期车辆检查费用。
It has also urged the Spanish central government to reduce taxes on agricultural diesel and value-added tax (VAT) on agricultural production, introduce specific electricity tariffs for irrigation and exempt agricultural machinery from periodic vehicle inspections.
此外,该工会还要求加强食品标签制度,以便消费者能够了解产品的真实来源。
The organization is also demanding clearer food labeling to inform consumers about product origins.
农民们还对食品链法规可能被违反的情况表示担忧,对那些不符合欧盟标准、从欧盟以外地区进口的农产品表示不满,并提议削减欧盟共同农业政策(CAP)下的相关资金投入。
Farmers have raised concerns about alleged breaches of food-chain legislation, imports from outside the European Union that do not meet the standards required of local producers, and proposed cuts to funding under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
虽然官方并未安排与政府的正式会议,但加泰罗尼亚农业部仍表示愿意接待工会代表。
Although no formal meeting was scheduled with public authorities, Catalonia’s Agriculture Department offered to receive union representatives.
乌尼奥·德·帕杰索斯表示,这些诉求已经通过既定的咨询渠道提交给了相关部门,并敦促当局作出“明确的承诺”来解决这些问题。
Unio de Pagesos said the demands had already been presented through established consultation forums and urged authorities to make “firm commitments” to address the concerns.