Politics · Italy · 9 hrs ago
Farmers from Crotone protest outside Italy’s parliament over fuel costs
Farmers from Crotone protested outside Italy’s parliament in Rome, seeking attention from the government.
One protester said they wanted to speak with a government representative, but had been ignored.
They called for a cap of 80 cents per litre on agricultural diesel and a maximum pump price of €1.60 until the end of the year.
The demonstrators said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini had once promised to cut fuel taxes, but had not followed through.
They contrasted the proposed €13 billion for weapons with what they said agriculture needed, and one protester also criticised the government over Gaza.
One farmer warned that not voting could help the same politicians win again; the protest did not produce any announced government response.
Farmers from Crotone demonstrated outside Italy’s Chamber of Deputies over fuel costs.
They said they wanted to speak with a government representative but had been ignored.
The farmers criticised Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini over past videos about cutting fuel excise duties.
They proposed capping agricultural diesel at 80 cents and pump prices at €1.60 until the end of the year.
One farmer contrasted the proposed support with what he said was €13 billion available for weapons.
- Who
- Farmers from Crotone.
- What
- They protested over fuel costs and called for talks with the government.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Outside the Chamber of Deputies in Rome.
- Why
- They said fuel costs were a burden and proposed caps on agricultural diesel and pump prices.
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- Protesting farmers
- Farmers from Crotone
- Location
- Outside the Chamber of Deputies, Rome
- Demonstration date
- October 27, 2026
- Agricultural diesel cap proposed
- 80 cents
- Pump price cap proposed
- €1.60 until the end of the year
- Weapons spending cited
- €13 billion
What people are saying
They have totally ignored us.
Meloni and Salvini? We all voted for them here; we remember the videos about cutting excise duties, and now they have taken it all back.
They find 13 billion for weapons, and for agriculture it would have been enough to set a maximum of 80 cents for agricultural diesel and a maximum pump price of €1.60 until the end of the year.