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Two Tractors Block Main Road in Western Jutland

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Two tractors blocked the southbound lane at Sallingsund Bridge in western Jutland, causing traffic queues.
  • Police said the drivers could demonstrate but needed to move to a location designated by authorities.
  • The action came ahead of a farming industry meeting in Odense against proposed rules on nitrogen emissions from fields into the marine environment.

Two tractors blocked a main road at Sallingsund Bridge in western Jutland early in the morning, leaving traffic backed up in the southbound lane.

A banner attached to the tractors asked, “Does property ownership not apply to farmers?” Police received the report at 4:35 a.m. and sent officers to speak with the drivers and seek a reopening of the road.

They are blocking traffic, and people should be able to get through. So there is a queue in the southbound lane.

— Simon StageThe police duty officer described the immediate traffic disruption at Sallingsund Bridge.

Police duty officer Simon Stage said people have the right to demonstrate in Denmark, but this protest had not been registered. Demonstrators could protest, he said, but needed to do so at a location designated by police.

The blockade came as up to 4,000 people were expected to attend a major meeting organized by the agriculture group Landbrug & Fødevarer in Odense. The organization opposes a proposed fertilizer law regulating nitrogen emissions from farmland into the marine environment. Further demonstrations were also announced near Christiansborg on Tuesday.

They are allowed to demonstrate, but it must be at a place that we designate.

— Simon StageStage explained the police position on the unregistered demonstration.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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