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Police clash with yellow vest protesters outside the National Assembly in Paris during the 13th weekend of demonstrations. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather outside a military base housing French forces in Niamey, Niger, for the third day running, to demand their departure. IMAGES
Paris, Aug 7 (EFE).- (Camera: Marta Garde) Opponents of the health certificate in France and the set of measures adopted by the French Executive to contain the new wave of the pandemic took on Saturday for the fourth consecutive Saturday the streets of the country, where tens of thousands of people congregated.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN PARIS. SOUNDBITES OF ONE OF THE PARISIAN MANIFESTATIONS AGAINST THE SANITARY CERTIFICATE.TRANSLATIONS:1.- Franck, 51-year-old engineer:- I am here because I oppose the health pass, which in my opinion is liberticidal and erodes the equality pact- These are measures that I believe are disproportionate to the health situation.2.- Marie, participant in a protest.I am going to boycott, although in any case, I have no other choice, all the shops in which they ask for the health pass. I go to fairs, markets, there will be certain activities that I will not be able to do. It's going to be financially difficult, but I agree to take that risk. I think what is currently happening is much more important than my financial efforts, let's say.
The 60th Agricultural Show opens to the public in Paris with nearly an hour and a half delay due to the incursion of farmers protesting against French President Emmanuel Macron. The pavilion invaded by the protesters, where clashes with police forces occurred, remains closed for the time being. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recommends the bloc drop a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. The original proposal, put forward by her European Commission as part of the European Union's green transition, "has become a symbol of polarisation," she tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. SOUNDBITE
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says he has instructed police to show "great moderation" toward farmers who have blocked highways as part of a nationwide protest movement against agricultural policies. SOUNDBITE