There have been elections in Germany: „Both governing parties CDU and SPD have lost seriously“, Ulrich Jasper from AbL a member organisation of EMB in Germany is saying. „Probably CDU had lost votes among the farming community. Farmers gave their vote another party. This result is not necessarily bad for the dairy farmers. Now it is so much the important that the dairy farmers keep the pressure on the policy.“

France: APLI is organising a big picnic in the Départements of Loire (Mayenne, Maine et Loire, Vendée, Sarthe, Loire Atlantique) with human chains and many, many tractors.

Netherlands: Today protest actions in front of a distribution center of a big supermarket. Wednesday demonstration in front of the office of the Christdemokrats, because they have always promoted to be a party of the farmers. Always exchange about new ideas for more activities

Switzerland/French Switzerland: On Saturday there have been many different activities. Distribute milk, to give milk away, demonstrations with tractors. Milk strike is going on. Permanent actions like selling strike milk for a fair price – it is also a little income for the farmers.

Switzerland/German Switzerland: Action: „Surpluses back to the return address “. TV media broad is casting this action. Furthermore the farmers lead fire on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening together with German collegues

Germany/Saturday: Actions of dairy farmers concerning the election. Assessment of election. Both governing parties CDU and SPD have lost seriously. Probably CDU had lost votes among the farming community. The farmers gave their vote another party. This result is not necessarily bad for the dairy farmers. Now it is so much the important that the dairy farmers keep the pressure on the policy. The importance of the milk board is rising in Germany. Actions are going on – by now they are leading fire in the evenings. On Thursday there is an action day in Germany planned. On the same time there are in all regions and many cities protest actions. This action day is concerning the meeting between the chancellor and Romuald Schaber. There is still no concrete date.

Italy: For this week there are different actions planned.

Austria: After the EMB meeting and the board meeting of IG-milk there will be worked out further strategies for actions.

Luxembourg and Belgium: Actions are being prepared.