Truckers protest in southern Italy over soaring fuel prices
Hauliers, farmers and fishermen protest over diesel prices while supermarkets fall short of stock in parts of southern Italy. Protests by lorry drivers over soaring diesel prices entered a new phase on Tuesday, with roadblocks and picket lines continuing across southern Italy ahead of talks with the government in Milan. The mobilisation, which has been spreading since the weekend, is driven by the rising cost of fuel. Protesters say it is squeezing haulage firms and self-employed drivers and that the government has failed to ease the burden. Industry representatives link the increases to…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the government's aid response to the same truckers' fuel-price protests in Italy that Report 1 describes, with no conflicting facts.
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