Fishermen blocked the port of Nice due to rising fuel prices

Fishermen with their boats blocked the entrance to the port of Nice. They oppose a sharp rise in fuel prices, local newspaper Nice-Matin reported.

According to the newspaper, in Nice completely paralyzed traffic. Because of this, the ship of the company Corsica Ferries, which was to dock off the coast, had to wait at sea. Disgruntled fishermen also blocked ports in southern France - in the communes of Frontignan, Set, Foz-sur-Mer, Por-la-Nouvelle and Le Gros-du-Roy. Protesters allow similar protests to take place in Marseille and Toulon.

One protester told the paper that fishermen "spend more time on bureaucracy than fishing." “Discontent is growing and we have decided to block the port of Nice in solidarity with other fishermen who are holding similar actions in several other ports in France,” he said.

This week, the average price of a liter of gasoline in France reached €2.11, which was an absolute record. Petrol 95-E10 (up to 10% ethanol) has risen in price over the past week by another 2.3 euro cents, it has been growing in price for six consecutive weeks. French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the government to "fully mobilize" efforts to supply fuel and control prices.