FLORENCE, ITALY – Thousands of people joined the so-called Pitchfork Movement to block or slow transportation in Florence and other cities in Italy. A group of truckers taking part in the nationwide strike to protest heavy taxes and high fuel costs.
The Pitchfork Movement was started by farmers and truckers in Sicily a couple of years ago. They led to a massive truckers’ protest in the second half of January 2012. The Movement paralyzed traffic and goods shipments all the way up the Italian peninsula, creating stock shortages and causing millions of euros worth of damage.
The Pitchfork protest movement against graft, corruption and EU-mandated austerity has brought together farmers, small businessmen, truckers and right-wing elements across the Country.
The Constituent National Civic Network (CRCN), which claims to be the protest’s umbrella group, on Sunday said is taking the Italian State to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg with the accusation of tax oppression that has shuttered businesses, drained jobs and caused the country’s decline.
Prime Minister Enrico Letta said Wednesday to the Parliament he “will not surrender to chaos”. The Italian premier said, “I will fight like a lion” to complete the agenda his government has prepared for 2014 and beyond, promising to replace a despised election law, reduce labour costs, and help the country achieve growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of 2% in 2015.
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