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French President Emmanuel Macron strokes "Oreillette", the Normandy cow that was the mascot of the 60th Paris Agriculture Show, while around a hundred farmers, both angered by his presence and demanding concrete action to improve their working conditions, booed and hissed at the Head of State. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron opens the 60th Salon de l'Agriculture to boos and jeers, following clashes earlier in the morning between police and farmers that forced organisers to postpone the opening of France's largest agricultural show. IMAGES
Dozens of protesters force a gate and confront security forces inside the Agricultural Fair in Paris, where French President Emmanuel Macron came to meet with unions IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with farmers' unions on the first day of the Agricultural Fair in Paris before attempting to officially inaugurate the event, under tight police presence, while clashes between protesters and law enforcement occur just a few meters away. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron cuts the inauguration ribbon of the 59th Agricultural Show in Paris and tour its stands, meeting with livestock and fishing workers. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for "a sobriety plan on water", similar to the model of "energy sobriety", evoking "the end of abundance” during a visit to the Paris Agricultural Show, against a backdrop of record rainfall deficit nationwide. SOUNDBITE